The UniCredit Tower[2] (Italian: Torre UniCredit) is a skyscraper in Milan, Italy. At 231 metres (758 ft), it is the tallest building in Italy. The Allianz Tower, at 209 m (686 ft), is still the tallest building in Italy if ranked by highest usable floor. The building is the headquarters of UniCredit, Italy's largest bank by assets, and is part of a larger development of new residential and business structures in Milan's Porta Nuova district, near Porta Garibaldi railway station, located at Piazza Gae Aulenti.[3]
| UniCredit Tower | |
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Torre UniCredit (Italian) | |
 UniCredit tower pictured from Piazza Gae Aulenti | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Milan, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°29′02″N 9°11′24″E / 45.483845°N 9.189879°E |
| Construction started | 2009 |
| Completed | 2011 |
| Opened | 2012 |
| Owner | UniCredit |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Roof | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 31 (tallest of the three towers) |
| Floor area | 26,708 m2 (287,480 sq ft)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | César Pelli |
| Developer | Hines Italia |
| Website | |
| unicredit-tower.html | |
History
editThe building was designed by architect César Pelli and reached its full height on 15 October 2011 when the spire was attached.
Architecture and design
editThe tower ranked eighth in the Emporis 2012, that rewards skyscrapers for excellence in their aesthetic and functional design.[4]
Spire
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The spire has a height of around 80.5 metres and is entirely covered with LED lights, with the spire also having continuous night lighting.[5] The colours can be varied according to event. For example, during the Christmas season of 2013 it was lit up green to represent a Christmas tree,[6] while on the night between 14 and 15 June 2014 it was illuminated in red to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of the Italian Red Cross. One of the usual displays is that of the Italian flag. On the evening of 14 November 2015, the spire was illuminated with the colors of the French flag to represent Italy's condolences for the victims of the attack at Stade de France and at the Bataclan theatre in Paris, which had occurred the night before. On 13 June 2016, the tower was lit up with the colours of the rainbow flag in acknowledgement of the 49 victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting in Florida.[7]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Unicredit Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Ecco com'è l'UniCredit Tower inaugurata a Milano".
- ^ "UniCredit S.p.A."
- ^ "Meet the world's new skyscraper".
- ^ "Unicredit Tower".
- ^ "IlluminaMI Natale 2013". 30 December 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Strage Di Orlando: Il Cordoglio E Gli Omaggi Da Tutto Il Mondo - MAM-E". MAM-E.it (in Italian). 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
External links
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Media related to UniCredit Tower (Milan) at Wikimedia Commons
