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Velasca Tower

Name: Velasca Tower
Rating: 4.1

4.1 ·

Look up at Torre Velasca, Milan's boldly shaped 1950s tower with its mushroom-like top. Admire the unusual profile from a distance, then step in to see the lobby and surrounding streets.

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Full description

Torre Velasca is an iconic 1950s tower in central Milan, recognisable by its wider upper section that gives it a mushroom-like silhouette. It stands about 106 metres tall and combines shops, offices and private apartments.

Reviewers suggest it is best appreciated from a distance, for example from the top of the Duomo or along Corso di Porta Romana, rather than up close. Some feel it could use renovation, though its lobby still draws praise.

As it is freely viewable at all hours, a quick 15-minute stop is usually enough, and it fits well into an architecture-minded walk.

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Address

Piazza Velasca, 3/5, 20122 Milano MI, Italy · Milano

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

15 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

View it from Corso di Porta Romana or the Duomo rooftop for the best perspective
it is visible at any hour, so evening light works too
expect an exterior that shows its age.

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Reviews

An interesting building, indeed. Best admired not from the actual location, but from top of the Duomo or some Corso di Porta Romana.

Vladimir

1/5

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