italy / originals

list of tall buildings in 1941



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 Piacentini Genoa 100 office 1940
2 Torre Littoria Turin 85 office 1934
3 Torre Dante Due Genoa 83 residential / office 1939
4 Torre Locatelli Milan 67 residential 1939
5 Grattacielo Leon Pancaldo Savona 66 residential / office 1941
6 Torre Duchi D'Aosta Sestriere 60 hotel 1933
7 Torre Snia Viscosa Milan 60 office 1937
8 Torrione INA Brescia 57 office 1932
9 Palazzo Montecatini Milan 53 office 1938
10 Àrbori Palace Fiume 53 residential 1939
11 Torre Balilla Massa 52 hotel 1933
12 Hôtel Principi di Piemonte Turin 51 hotel 1936
13 Palazzo and Torre Rasini Milan 50 residential / office 1935
14 Palazzo Lancia Bologna 50 residential 1937
15 Colonia Fara Chiavari 49 hotel 1936
16 Torre Palazzo Municipale La Spezia 48 office 1933
17 Palazzo Gaslini Genoa 48 office 1938
18 Casa Alta Trieste 47 residential 1937
19 Palazzo INA Genoa 47 office 1938
20 Albergo a Torre Sestriere 46 hotel 1932
21 Residenza Bertola Turin 45 residential 1930
22 Palazzo del Gas Bologna 45 office 1935
23 Casa della Fontana Milan 44 residential 1936
24 Grattacieli Gemelli 1 Milan 43 residential 1923
24 Grattacieli Gemelli 2 Milan 43 residential 1923
26 Grattacielo di via Vittorio Veneto La Spezia 43 residential 1927
27 Palazza Moderno Bologna 43 residential 1935
28 Mali Neboder Fiume 43 residential 1939
29 Palazzi Federici Rome 42 residential 1937
30 Palazzo del Toro Milan 42 residential / office 1939
31 Istituto Nazionale Assicurazioni Vercelli 40 residential / office 1940
- Palazzo Aedes Trieste 38 office 1928
- Palazzo Terzano Genoa 38 office 1938
- Palazzo dei Sindacati dell'Industria Milan 35 office 1933
- Garage Traversi Milan 25 car park 1939