italy / originals

list of tall buildings in 1938



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 Littoria Turin 85 office 1934
2 Torre Duchi D'Aosta Sestriere 60 hotel 1933
3 Torre Snia Viscosa Milan 60 office 1937
4 Torrione INA Brescia 57 office 1932
5 Palazzo Montecatini Milan 53 office 1938
6 Torre Balilla Massa 52 hotel 1933
7 Hôtel Principi di Piemonte Turin 51 hotel 1936
8 Palazzo and Torre Rasini Milan 50 residential / office 1935
9 Palazzo Lancia Bologna 50 residential 1937
10 Colonia Fara Chiavari 49 hotel 1936
11 Torre Palazzo Municipale La Spezia 48 office 1933
12 Palazzo Gaslini Genoa 48 office 1938
13 Casa Alta Trieste 47 residential 1937
14 Palazzo INA Genoa 47 office 1938
15 Albergo a Torre Sestriere 46 hotel 1932
16 Residenza Bertola Turin 45 residential 1930
17 Palazzo del Gas Bologna 45 office 1935
18 Casa della Fontana Milan 44 residential 1936
19 Grattacieli Gemelli 1 Milan 43 residential 1923
19 Grattacieli Gemelli 2 Milan 43 residential 1923
21 Grattacielo di via Vittorio Veneto La Spezia 43 residential 1927
22 Palazza Moderno Bologna 43 residential 1935
23 Palazzi Federici Rome 42 residential 1937
- Palazzo Aedes Trieste 38 office 1928
- Palazzo Terzano Genoa 38 office 1938
- Palazzo dei Sindacati dell'Industria Milan 35 office 1933