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Pirelli Tower (Italian: ''Grattacielo Pirelli'' - also called "''Pirellone''", literally "Big Pirelli"), is a 32-storey, skyscraper in Milan, Italy. The base of the building is , with a length of and a width of .〔''Il cielo in una stanza'', informative brochure from Lombardy Region.〕 The construction used about of concrete. The building weighs about with a volume of . Characterized by a structural skeleton, curtain wall façades and tapered sides, it was among the first skyscrapers to abandon the customary block form. Until recently, it was the tallest building in Italy. The architectural historian Hasan-Uddin Khan praised it as 'one of the most elegant tall buildings in the world' and as one of the 'few tall European buildings (made ) statements that added to the vocabulary of the skyscraper'. Pirelli building was the inspiration for the design of the Pan Am Building (now MetLife Building) in New York and Alpha Tower in Birmingham. ==History== In 1950, Alberto Pirelli, the president of the Pirelli Company, ordered that a skyscraper be built in the area where the corporation's first factory was located in the 19th century. The project was developed by architect Gio Ponti, with the assistance of Pier Luigi Nervi and Arturo Danusso. Construction of the tower began in 1956 when Italy was experiencing an economic boom. The tower was to be surrounded by low lying buildings on a pentagonal plot of land. Upon its completion in 1958, it became a symbol not only of Milan, but also of the national economic development. At , it was the tallest building in Italy. The building was sold to the Lombardy regional administration in 1978. It has been the region headquarters until the completion of the new Palazzo Lombardia in 2010, where the offices have been moved. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pirelli Tower」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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