List of tallest buildings in Italy
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This lists ranks the tallest completed and topped out buildings in Italy that stand at least {{convert|100|m|abbr=on}} tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Only habitable buildings are ranked, which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures.
Overview
Even though it is well known for famous ancient structures, Italy curiously played a key role as precursor in the construction of the first modern skyscrapers in Europe. The history of skyscrapers in Italy began with the completion of Torrione INA in Brescia. The tower is 57 m (187 ft) high and was completed in 1932.{{Cite book| author= Franco Robecchi|author2=Gian Paolo Treccani | title=Piazza della Vittoria| publisher= Grafo| year=1993| location= Brescia| language=it}} Torre Piacentini (63 m) in Genoa was the tallest high rise building in Europe from 1940 to 1952 as well as the first one whose roof reached and exceeded the height of 100 metres.{{Cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9853 |title=Terrazza Martini Tower, Genoa |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |access-date=31 December 2011}} After 1952, Italy lost the record in Europe but it continued to have the tallest buildings in the European Union until 1966, with three different skyscrapers: Torre Breda (117 m), Grattacielo di Cesenatico (118 m) and Pirelli Tower (127 m).
Italy's first business district, the Centro Direzionale, opened in 1962 in Milan. Today, there are 5 business districts in Italy. The construction of high rise buildings was interrupted in the 1970s and 1980s, and restarted from 1990 onwards, mainly in Naples and Milan, but also in Rome, Brescia, Genoa and Turin. Nevertheless, only Milan and Naples have developed a skyline of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers in their city centres.
File:Full Milan skyline from Duomo roof.jpg|Skyscrapers in Milan as seen from the Milan Cathedral.
File:Centro Direzionale.JPG|Centro Direzionale in Naples designed by Kenzo Tange.
Tallest completed and topped out buildings
This list includes the +100 m tallest completed and topped out buildings in the country. Official heights include spires but exclude communications masts and antennae.
Timeline of tallest buildings
| class="wikitable"
! Photo | Name | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Years as tallest |
| | Unicredit Tower
|231 |758 |35 |2011–present | ||||||
| | Palazzo Lombardia
|161 |528 |43 |2010-2011 | ||||||
| | Torre Telecom Italia
| Naples |129 |423 |33 |1995-2010 | ||||||
| | Pirelli Tower
| Milan |127 |417 |31 |1960-1995 | ||||||
| | Condominio Marinella II
|118 |387 |35 |1958-1960 | ||||||
| | Torre Breda
|117 |384 |30 |1954-1958 | ||||||
| | Torre Piacentini
|108 |354 |31 |1940-1954 | ||||||
| | Torre Littoria
|87 |285 |19 |1934-1940 | ||||||
| | Torrione INA
|57 |187 |15 |1932-1934 |
Buildings under construction
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Rank !Name !City !Height (m) !Height (ft) !Floors !Completion |
| 1
|Milan |144 |472 |28 |2025 |
| 2
|111 |364 |19 |2024 |
| 3
|Gioia 20 east |Milan |104 |341 |20 |2024 |
| 4
|Thetris |100 |328 |20 |2024 |
Approved or proposed buildings
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Rank !Name !City !Height (m) !Height (ft) !Floors !Status |
| 1
|Il Faro |150 |492 |? |Approved |
| 2
|Porta Susa 2nd Tower |150 |492 |38 |In project |
| 3
|Palazzo Sistema |122,5 |402 |26 |Approved |
| 4
|Torre Valtellina |117 |384 |25 |Proposed |
| 5
|Torre Botanica |110 |361 |25 |Proposed |
| 6
|Towers of the new Mestre station |100 |328 |25 |Proposed |