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images of tall buildings in 1939

this collection includes buildings of least 40 meters tall that were completed before 1945. Buildings that are shorter than 40 meters but possess skyscraperesque features are included in this list, though they are not ranked

giraffes
during this period, a significant number of 'giraffe' buildings were constructed. A giraffe is defined as a low-rise building with a tower integrated into its design. To qualify for inclusion in this collection, the tower section must have habitable floors occupying more than fifty percent of its total height

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1. Torre Littoria
Turin • 85 m • 1934

2. Torre Dante Due
Genoa • 83 m • 1939

3. Torre Locatelli
Milan • 67 m • 1939

4. Torre Duchi D'Aosta
Sestriere • 60 m • 1933

5. Torre Snia Viscosa
Milan • 60 m • 1937

6. Torrione INA
Brescia • 57 m • 1932

MPhernambucq via Wikimedia Commons

7. Palazzo Montecatini
Milan • 53 m • 1938

8. Àrbori Palace
Fiume • 53 m • 1939 - 1947

9. Torre Balilla
Massa • 52 m • 1933

10. Hôtel Principi di Piemonte
Turin • 51 m • 1936

11. Palazzo and Torre Rasini
Milan • 50 m • 1935

12. Palazzo Lancia
Bologna • 50 m • 1937

13. Colonia Fara
Chiavari • 49 m • 1936

FC-1982 via Wikimedia Commons

14. Torre Palazzo Municipale
La Spezia • 48 m • 1933

15. Palazzo Gaslini
Genoa • 48 m • 1938

16. Casa Alta
Trieste • 47 m • 1937

17. Palazzo INA
Genoa • 47 m • 1938

18. Albergo a Torre
Sestriere • 46 m • 1932

19. Residenza Bertola
Turin • 45 m • 1930

20. Palazzo del Gas
Bologna • 45 m • 1935

21. Casa della Fontana
Milan • 44 m • 1936

22. Grattacieli Gemelli 1
Milan • 43 m • 1923

22. Grattacieli Gemelli 2
Milan • 43 m • 1923

24. Grattacielo di via Vittorio Veneto
La Spezia • 43 m • 1927

25. Palazza Moderno
Bologna • 43 m • 1935

26. Mali Neboder
Fiume • 43 m • 1939 - 1947

27. Palazzi Federici
Rome • 42 m • 1937

28. Palazzo del Toro
Milan • 42 m • 1939

Palazzo Aedes
Trieste • 38 m • 1928

Palazzo Terzano
Genoa • 38 m • 1938

Palazzo dei Sindacati dell'Industria
Milan • 35 m • 1933

Garage Traversi
Milan • 25 m • 1939

Saggittarius A via Wikimedia Commons