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This list of the tallest buildings in Milan ranks buildings in Milan, Italy by height.

Milan is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome, with the city proper having a population of 1,366,037 while its metropolitan municipality has a population of 3,235,000. Its continuously built-up urban area (that stretches beyond the boundaries of the Metropolitan City of Milan) has a population estimated to be about 5,270,000 over 1,891 square kilometres (730 sq mi). Milan is the Italian city that has grown more vertically through the construction of skyscrapers. As of June 2023, there are 21 completed and under construction buildings that stand at least 100 m (330 ft) tall in Milan.

Tallest buildings and structures

This list ranks Milan skyscrapers, buildings and free-standing towers that stand at least 100 m (330 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts; an equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. (U/C Under Construction - U/R Under Renovation)

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Type	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year completed	Architect	Notes
1	Unicredit Tower Tower A		Porta Nuova	Office	231 m (758 ft)	35	2012	Cesar Pelli	The tower was ranked 8th in the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2012 for excellence in their aesthetic and functional design. It is 152 m (499 ft) tall without the spire.
2	Allianz Tower		CityLife	Office	209 m (686 ft)	50	2015	Arata Isozaki, Andrea Maffei	Originally nicknamed "Il Dritto" ("The Straight One"). In 2016, the tower was chosen by Emporis Skyscraper Award as the third-best skyscraper in the world. It is 259 m (850 ft) tall with the antenna.
3	Generali Tower		CityLife	Office	192 m (630 ft)	44	2018	Zaha Hadid	Originally nicknamed "Lo Storto" ("The Twisted One"). In October 2019, the tower was awarded first place for excellence in the mid-rise category by the American Concrete Institute.
4	PwC Tower		CityLife	Office	175 m (574 ft)	31	2020	Daniel Libeskind	Originally nicknamed "Il Curvo" ("The Curved One").
5	Palazzo Lombardia		Porta Nuova	Government	161 m (528 ft)	39	2010	Pei Cobb Freed & Partners	The building won the 2012 International Architecture Award for the best new global design. Tallest building in Italy, 2009–2011.
6	Solaria Tower		Porta Nuova	Residential	143 m (469 ft)	37	2013	Arquitectonica	Tallest residential building in Italy.
7	BNP Paribas Tower		Porta Nuova	Office	140 m (460 ft)	30	2012	Kohn Pederson Fox	Originally nicknamed "Torre Diamante" ("Diamond Tower").
/	Torre RAI		Corso Sempione	TV tower	135 m (443 ft)	-	1952		As part of the Rai Production Centre in Milan.
/	Torre Mediaset		Cologno Monzese	TV tower	130 m (430 ft)	-	1994		As part of the Mediaset Production Centre in Cologno Monzese (Milan).
8	Grattacielo Pirelli		Porta Nuova / Centro Direzionale	Government	127 m (417 ft)	32	1958	Giò Ponti	Tallest building in the EU, 1958–1966. Tallest building in Italy, 1958–1995. The building has been a model for the MetLife Building in New York City and Alpha Tower in Birmingham. On 18 April 2002, a light airplane crashed into the 25th floor. Restoration work was completed in 2005.
9	Gioia 22		Porta Nuova	Office	122 m (400 ft)	25	2020	Gregg E. Jones, Paolo Caputo	Originally nicknamed "The Splinter".
10	UnipolSai Tower		Porta Nuova	Office	120 m (390 ft)	23	2023	Mario Cucinella Architects
11	Torre Breda		Porta Nuova / Centro Direzionale	Mixed Use	117 m (384 ft)	30	1954	Luigi Mattioni	Tallest building in Italy, 1954–1958. Restoration work was completed in 2009.
12	Bosco Verticale Tower E		Porta Nuova	Residential	116 m (381 ft)	27	2014	Stefano Boeri	The building won the 2014 International Highrise Award. In November 2015, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Awards Jury selected the tower as the overall "2015 Best Tall Building Worldwide". In October 2019, the CTBUH nominated Bosco Verticale as one of "The 50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the Last 50 Years".
13	Torre Galfa		Porta Nuova / Centro Direzionale	Mixed use	109 m (358 ft)	31	1959	Melchiorre Bega	Renovated in 2018
/	Duomo		Centro Storico	Religious	108 m (354 ft)	-	1386/1965	different architects	It is the third-largest church in the world after St. Peter's Basilica and the Seville Cathedral.
/	Torre Branca		Parco Sempione	Observation, attraction	108 m (354 ft)	-	1933	Giò Ponti
14	Torre Velasca		Centro Storico	Mixed use	106 m (348 ft)	26	1958 (U/R)	BBPR	The building is the BBPR's answer against the polemic of the International Style in 1954. The tower design is inspired by the Milan Cathedral and Sforza Castle.
15=	Garibaldi Tower Tower A		Porta Nuova	Office	100 m (330 ft)	25	1992	Laura Lazzari
	Garibaldi Tower Tower B		Porta Nuova	Office	100 m (330 ft)	25	1992	Laura Lazzari
	Unicredit Tower Tower B		Porta Nuova	Office	100 m (330 ft)	22	2012	Cesar Pelli

Buildings under construction

Towers proposed or planned

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