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Matitone (Genoa)

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Matitone
The Matitone flanked by elevated road
Height
Antenna spirenot present
Roof109
Design and construction
Architect(s)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 "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.