Piacentini Tower

The Piacentini Tower, also known as the Terrazza Martini Tower, is a highrise building located in , . Construction on the building began in 1935, and finished in 1940.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: highrise building in Genoa, Italy
  • Also known as: “Terrazza Colombo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christopher Columbus House and piazza De Ferrari.

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The in , Italy, is an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Christopher Columbus grew up. is situated 110 metres northwest of Piacentini Tower.

Square
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is the main square of . Situated in the heart of the city between the historical and the modern center, is renowned for its fountain, which was restored in recent years along with a major restyling of the square. is situated 320 metres northwest of Piacentini Tower.

Library
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The of , Italy, is a public library founded by Carlo Giuseppe Vespasiano Berio. Around 1998 it moved into the former Seminario arcivescovile di Genova in the quartiere. is situated 100 metres east of Piacentini Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portoria and Carignano.

Suburb
is a central district of , administratively included in Municipio I Centro Est. It was one of the sestieri into which the city of Genoa was anciently divided.

Suburb
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is a residential district in the center of , administratively included in Municipio I Centro Est. Located on a hill at an average elevation of 50 m above sea level, it was formerly part of the sestiere of , one of the six administrative subdivisions that formed the city of Genoa.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of . It was one of the six sestieri of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of Municipio I of Great Genoa.

Piacentini Tower

Latitude
44.4048° or 44° 24′ 17″ north
Longitude
8.93586° or 8° 56′ 9″ east
Inception
1940
Levels
31
Height
108 metres (354 feet)
Open location code
8FPCCW3P+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23515467
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2571475
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Piacentini Tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “皮亚琴蒂尼塔”
  • Chinese: “皮亞琴蒂尼塔”
  • Dutch: “Terrazza Martini Tower”
  • French: “Torre Piacentini”
  • French: “Tour Piacentini”
  • Italian: “Torre Piacentini”
  • Japanese: “ピアチェンティーニ・タワー”
  • Polish: “Terrazza Martini Tower”
  • Polish: “Torre Piacentini”
  • Slovak: “Torre Terrazza Martini”
  • Spanish: “Torre Piacentini”

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Highlights include Empire palestra and Amiu.

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