CityLife & The Three Towers
CityLife & The Three Towers is one of the narrated stops on the self-guided Milan audio walking tour in Gingerguide. Plan about ~60 min here. Press play at the spot for its two to three minute story, or ask the AI guide anything about it.
- Type landmark
- Suggested visit ~60 min
- Milan Milan guide
About CityLife & The Three Towers
Milan's striking modern business district featuring three landmark skyscrapers by Zaha Hadid (twisted), Daniel Libeskind (leaning), and Arata Isozaki (straight), surrounded by one of Europe's largest car-free urban parks.
CityLife is Milan's most ambitious 21st-century urban development, a mixed-use district built on the former site of the Fiera Milano trade fair grounds in the west of the city, featuring three of the most distinctive skyscrapers in Europe. Three of the world's most celebrated architects were commissioned to design a tower each: Zaha Hadid (the Generali Tower, a spiralling 170-metre building completed in 2017, known as "lo Storto", the twisted one); Arata Isozaki (the Allianz Tower, a 202-metre vertical tower completed in 2015, "il Dritto", the straight one); and Daniel Libeskind (the PwC Tower, a curved tower of around 175 metres completed in 2020, "il Curvo", the curved one). Together they form one of the most spectacular architectural ensembles in contemporary Italy, visible from across the city. Between and around them, a vast car-free urban park provides green space for the district and the surrounding city.
Did you know? Zaha Hadid died in March 2016, before the Generali Tower she designed for CityLife was completed in 2017. It is one of her most significant posthumous completions. The building's spiralling form was a radical departure even by Hadid's standards: the floor plates rotate as they rise, creating different orientations and views for residents on every level.
How long should you spend at CityLife & The Three Towers?
Plan about ~60 min at CityLife & The Three Towers. That is enough to take it in and hear its narrated story; stay longer if it grabs you. The tour is self-guided, so there is no rush.
Is CityLife & The Three Towers worth visiting?
CityLife & The Three Towers is one of the 32 sights the Gingerguide team researched and narrated in Milan, so it earns a place on a self-guided walk. Its story explains why it matters, and you can ask the AI guide anything the story leaves open.
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