List of tallest buildings in Milan

Milan is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome, with the city proper having a population of 1,366,037 while its metropolitan municipality has a population of 3,235,000. Its continuously built-up urban area (that stretches beyond the boundaries of the Metropolitan City of Milan) has a population estimated to be about 5,270,000 over 1,891 square kilometres. Milan is the Italian city that has grown more vertically through the construction of skyscrapers. As of may 2018, there are 25 completed and under construction buildings that stand at least 100 mt. in Milan.

Tallest skyscrapers in Milan

This list ranks Milan skyscrapers, buildings and free-standing towers that stand at least 100 m (330 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts; an equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. (U/C Under Construction - U/R Under Renovation)

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Type	Height (m)	Floors	Year completed	Architect	Notes
1	Unicredit Tower Tower A		Porta Nuova	Office	231	35	2012	Cesar Pelli	The tower was ranked 8th in the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2012 for excellence in their aesthetic and functional design.[1] It is 152 m tall without the spire.
2	Allianz Tower		CityLife	Office	209	50	2015	Arata Isozaki, Andrea Maffei	Originally nicknamed "Il Dritto" ("The Straight One"). In 2016, the tower was chosen by Emporis Skyscraper Award as 3rd best skyscraper in the world.[2] It is 249 m tall with the antenna.
3	Generali Tower		CityLife	Office	192	44	2018	Zaha Hadid	Originally nicknamed "Lo Storto" ("The Twisted One"). In October 2019, the tower was awarded first place for excellence in the mid-rise category by the American Concrete Institute.
4	PwC Tower		CityLife	Office	175	31	2020	Daniel Libeskind	Originally nicknamed "Il Curvo" ("The Curved One").
5	Palazzo Lombardia		Porta Nuova	Government	161	39	2010	Pei Cobb Freed & Partners	The building won the 2012 International Architecture Award for the best new global design.[3] Tallest building in Italy between 2009 and 2011.
6	A2A Tower		Porta Romana	Office	147	28	2022	Antonio Citterio, Patricia Viel & Partners
7	Solaria Tower		Porta Nuova	Residential	143	37	2013	Arquitectonica	Tallest residential building in Italy.
8	BNP Paribas Tower		Porta Nuova	Office	140	30	2012	Kohn Pederson Fox	Originally nicknamed "Torre Diamante" ("Diamond Tower").
9	Torre RAI		Corso Sempione	TV tower	135	-	1952		As part of the Rai Production Centre in Milan.
10	Torre Mediaset		Cologno Monzese	TV tower	130	-	1994		As part of the Mediaset Production Centre in Cologno Monzese (Milan).
11	Grattacielo Pirelli		Porta Nuova / Centro Direzionale	Office	127	32	1958	Giò Ponti	Tallest building in EU, 1958/1966. Tallest building in Italy, 1958/1995. The building has been a model for MetLife Building in New York City and Alpha Tower in Birmingham. On the 18th of April 2002, a light airplane crashed into the 25th floor. Restoration work completed in 2005.
12	Unipol Tower		Porta Nuova	Office	126	23	2021	Mario Cucinella
13	Gioia 22		Porta Nuova	Mixed Use	122	25	2020	Gregg E. Jones, Paolo Caputo
14	Torre Breda		Porta Nuova / Centro Direzionale	Office	117	30	1954	Luigi Mattioni	Tallest building in Italy, 1954/1958. Restoration work completed in 2009.
15	Bosco Verticale Tower E		Porta Nuova	Residential	115	27	2014	Stefano Boeri	The building won the 2014 International Highrise Award.[4] In November 2015, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Awards Jury selected the tower as the overall “2015 Best Tall Building Worldwide”. In October 2019, the CTBUH nominated Bosco Verticale as one of "The 50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the Last 50 Years".[5] The building is the first model of vertical densification of nature within a city. It hosts 900 trees and over 2,000 plants that are distributed on the facades. On flat land, each Vertical forest equals, in amount of trees, an area equal to 7000 sqm of forest.
16	The Portico		CityLife	Mixed use	110		2023	Bjarke Ingels
17	Torre Galfa		Porta Nuova / Centro Direzionale	Mixed use	109	31	1959 (U/R)	Melchiorre Bega
18=	Duomo		Centro Storico	Religious	108	-	1386/1965	different architects	It is the 3rd largest church in the world after St. Peter's Basilica and the Seville Cathedral.[6][7]
18=	Torre Branca		Parco Sempione	Observation, attraction	108	-	1933	Giò Ponti
19	Torre Velasca		Centro Storico	Mixed use	106	26	1958	BBPR	The building is the BBPR's answer against the polemic of the International Style in 1954. The tower design is inspired by the Milan Cathedral and Sforza Castle.
20	Gioia 20		Porta Nuova	Mixed-Use	104		2022	Antonio Citterio, Patricia Viel & Partners
21=	Garibaldi Tower Tower A		Porta Nuova	Office	100	25	1992	Laura Lazzari
21=	Garibaldi Tower Tower B		Porta Nuova	Office	100	25	1992	Laura Lazzari
21=	Unicredit Tower Tower B		Porta Nuova	Office	100	22	2012	Cesar Pelli

Towers proposed, planned

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Type	Height (m)	Floors	Year	Architect	Notes
	Cava Ronchi 1		Baranzate	Mixed- Use	140	-	(PR)	Park Associati
	Cava Ronchi 2		Baranzate	Mixed-Use	110	-	(PR)	Park Associati

References

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4. http://www.architectmagazine.com/awards/bosco-verticale-wins-the-2014-international-highrise-award_o.aspx?dfpzone=news
5. https://ctbuh2019.com/other-info/50-influential-buildings/
6. And third largest after St. Peter and Cathedral of Seville. "Milano", Touring Club Italiano, Milano, 1985. ISBN 88-365-0004-8. Page 130.
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