Matitone

Matitone
Matitone
	The Matitone flanked by elevated road
	Location within Italy
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:

Municipality of Genoa, Services Private Building and Urban Development.

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.

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