Description • Architect: Gio Ponti.
• Ceremonies of launch occupancy took on 4 April 1960.
• It was named as the Headquarters of Pirelli Company, once operating in building, a large Italian manufacturer of tires and cables. Furhter, was purchased in 1978 by the Region of Lombardia (Lombardy). It is now the region's main administration building, housing 1750 government workers including Regional Counsellors and the President.
• The Pirelli Building was the first skyscraper in the world to use a 25 m long-span frame structure, and it was Italy's first skyscraper, still one of tallest.
• On the April 18th, 2002, a bi-propelled Piper plane crashed into the 24th and 25th floors of building. The pilot apparently had lost control over the plane. The pilot along with two office workers died.
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