Palazzo Lombardia

The word "palazzo" may make you think of an historic building, but in the case of the Palazzo Lombardia in Milan, it's a brand-new award-winning skyscraper.
The Palazzo Lombardia was completed in 2010, and serves as the headquarters for the government of the Lombardy region. For a little over a year, it reigned as the tallest building in all of Italy at 529 feet, until another skyscraper in Milan was completed in the fall of 2011.
The design for the skyscraper won an architectural award in 2012. It's located in the Porta Nuova district north of Milan's city center, a newly-renovated business district.

Practical Info

Palazzo Lombardia, also called Regione Lombardia, is on Via Melchiorre Gioia. The main purpose of the building is administrative offices, but the ground floor is open to the public with shops, restaurants, bars, and even an auditorium for performances.