The Piacentini Tower (Italian: Torre Piacentini), also known as the Terrazza Martini Tower (Italian: Torre della Terrazza Martini), is a highrise building located in Genoa, Italy. Construction on the building began in 1935, and finished in 1940. It was designed by Marcello Piacentini and Angelo Invernizzi. It has 31 floors, and contains office spaces. Its roof height is 108 m, and counting its spire, the full building height is 116 m.

At the time of construction it was the tallest building in Europe, until 1952, when the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment was built in Moscow.

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Preceded byDante 3Tallest Building in Genoa 1940—1992 108 mSucceeded byMatitone
Preceded byVienna City HallTallest Building in Europe 1940—1952 108 mSucceeded byKotelnicheskaya Embankment Building