Matitone
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Matitone | |
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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
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.