Matitone
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| Matitone | |
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 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 |
| Inaugurated | 1992 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | not present |
| Roof | 109 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Mario Lanata, Andrea Messina |
The Matitone (a popular nickname meaning literally "big pencil", 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
[edit]The Matitone is home to several administrative offices including:
Other information
[edit]- 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.
External links
[edit]- (in English) Scheda del Matitone - Emporis.com[usurped]
- Webcam posta sul Matitone - sito del comune di Genova
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