Originally built in 1950 for Pirelli, the 127-m (416-ft) tower is now in serious need of some work and hasn't actually been in use for a few years as it doesn't meet current EU regulations.

Last month's small plane crash into Milan, Italy's tallest building prompted unsettling flashbacks to Sept. 11, briefly shook world financial markets and revived calls in the U.S. for greater security ...

MILAN, Italy, April 19 -- Italian officials expressed doubt today that the crash of a light aircraft into Milan's tallest skyscraper Thursday was an accident, as was quickly presumed.

February 28, 2007 Founded in 1872, Pirelli is known variously around the world for its Pirelli International Award ... the Pirelli Tower in Milan, ...

I AM just crazy about Milan’s Pirelli Tower. The stylish but severe 1950s skyscraper, once headquarters of the Italian tire company, was the brainchild of Giovanni “Gio” Ponti (1891–1979 ...

Gio Ponti (1891-1979), the architect of the renowned Pirelli tower in Milan, is now the subject of a major retrospective at the MAXXI museum in Rome.While the Louvre’s MAD in Paris dedicated a ...

“Linea Diamante” by Gio Ponti was a visionary motor car seen as too radical when the famed Italian designer conceived it in 1953. Now, 65 years later Ponti’s vision will come alive thanks to ...

Prosecutors want to close their investigation into last year's crash of a plane into Milan's landmark Pirelli tower after deciding the incident likely was an accident, officials said Thursday. The ...