italy / originals

list of tall buildings in 1933



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

color codes
  later reconstructed      later demolished

# name city height usage year
1 Torre Duchi D'Aosta Sestriere 60 hotel 1933
2 Torrione INA Brescia 57 office 1932
3 Torre Balilla Massa 52 hotel 1933
4 Torre Palazzo Municipale La Spezia 48 office 1933
5 Albergo a Torre Sestriere 46 hotel 1932
6 Residenza Bertola Turin 45 residential 1930
7 Grattacieli Gemelli 1 Milan 43 residential 1923
7 Grattacieli Gemelli 2 Milan 43 residential 1923
9 Grattacielo di via Vittorio Veneto La Spezia 43 residential 1927
- Palazzo Aedes Trieste 38 office 1928
- Palazzo dei Sindacati dell'Industria Milan 35 office 1933
- Casa Lancia   Milan 30 office 1907