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Velasca Tower

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Torre Velasca [Italian]

Architecture

built
1956-1957
culture
Italian
style/period
Brutalism
work type
residential building, office building
form/concept
high-rise building
material
reinforced concrete
architect
BBPR, Arturo Danusso, Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressutti, Ernesto Nathan Rogers

Specifications

height
106.0 m
width
40.0 m
length
22.5 m
stories (above ground)
27

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Metropolitan City of Milan » Milan » Historical Center » Missori
local language location name
Milano, Italia [Italian]
Velasca Tower, north elevation
Velasca Tower, north elevation Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Houses of Via Pantano, Velasca Tower
Houses of Via Pantano, Velasca Tower Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Via Pantano, Velasca Tower
Via Pantano, Velasca Tower Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Valesca Tower seen from Via Larga
Velasca Tower seen from Via Larga Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Houses of Via Pantano, Velasca Tower
Houses of Via Pantano, Velasca Tower Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Velasca Tower, north elevation
Velasca Tower, north elevation Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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