milan / originals

list of tall buildings in 1936



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 height usage year
1 Palazzo and Torre Rasini 50 residential / office 1935
2 Casa della Fontana 44 residential 1936
3 Grattacieli Gemelli 1 43 residential 1923
3 Grattacieli Gemelli 2 43 residential 1923
- Palazzo dei Sindacati dell'Industria 35 office 1933
- Casa Lancia   30 office 1907