Matitone

Matitone
The Matitone flanked by elevated road
Location within Italy
General information
Type Offices
Location Genoa
Country  Italy
Coordinates 44°24′41″N 8°54′24″E / 44.4113°N 8.9066°E / 44.4113; 8.9066Coordinates: 44°24′41″N 8°54′24″E / 44.4113°N 8.9066°E / 44.4113; 8.9066
Inaugurated 1992
Height
Antenna spire not present
Roof 109
Technical details
Floor count 26
Design and construction
Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Mario Lanata, Andrea Messina

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.

Activities based in the Matitone

The Matitone is home to several administrative offices including:

Other information

  • In 2006 it was used for filming the video for the song Cosa vuoi che sia by Ligabue.
  • In Savona there is a smaller, similar building that was named Matitino in honor of his older peer in Genoa.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.