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Antenna spire
  
not present

Height
  
109 m

Opened
  
1989

Roof
  
109

Floors
  
24

Province
  
Province of Genoa

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Architecture firm
  
Skid, Owings & Merrill

Architects
  
Nathaniel A. Owings, Louis Skid, Mario Lanata, Andrea Messina

Similar
  
Lighthouse of Genoa, Piazza De Ferrari, Genova Via di Francia r, Rolli de Génova, Palazzo San Giorgio

The Matitone (officially San Benigno North Tower) is a skyscraper designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Mario Lanata and Andrea Messina and finished building in 1992, used as a business center located in the district of San Teodoro, in the San Benigno neighborhood, near the Genova-West highway.

Contents

Map of Matitone, 16149 Genova, Italy

Activities based in the Matitone

The Matitone is home to several administrative offices including:

  • Municipality of Genoa, Services Private Building and Urban Development.

    • Other information

  • In 2006 it was used for filming the video for the song "What do you want to be" by Ligabue.
  • In Savona there is a smaller, similar building that was named Matitino in honor of his older peer in Genoa.

    • References

    Matitone Wikipedia
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