Architecture
Velasca Tower
32 locals recommend,
Location
3 Piazza Velasca
Milano, Lombardia
Tips from locals
A skyscraper, built in 1950s by the BBPR architectural partnership, with a structure recalling the Lombard tradition of medieval fortresses and towers.
The Torre Velasca is a skyscraper in Milan. Built between 1955 and 1957 to a design by Studio BBPR, the building is one of the few Italian examples of post-rationalist Brutalist architecture. It owes its name to the square of the same name where it is located, a toponym in turn derived from the name of the Spanish politician Juan Fernández de Velasco who ruled the Duchy of Milan in the 17th century.
The Torre Velasca is a skyscraper in Milan. Built between 1955 and 1957 to a design by Studio BBPR, the building is one of the few Italian examples of post-rationalist Brutalist architecture. It owes its name to the square of the same name where it is located, a toponym in turn derived from the name…
Landmark skyscraper of Milan, built in the 1950s, it is approximately 100 metres tall, and has a peculiar and characteristic mushroom-like shape. Its structure recalls the Lombard tradition.
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