Torre del II Policlinico, Medical tower in Naples, Italy.

The Torre del Secondo Policlinico, known as the Torre Biologica, is a 74-metre, 21-storey tower on the Camaldoli hill, part of the Federico II university hospital. Built entirely of reinforced concrete, it is a tall black parallelepiped with continuous curtain walls into which the windows are set; the red stripes on the facade are ornamental motifs. It houses departments of molecular and cellular biology, physiology, pharmacology, hygiene and human anatomy.

The tower was designed between 1963 and 1971 by a group led by the Neapolitan architect Carlo Cocchia, as part of the Federico II university hospital complex on the Camaldoli hill. Its reinforced-concrete structure, 74 metres tall and 21 storeys high, was built to house the biology and medical departments of the new polyclinic.

Locals call it Torre Biologica because it houses departments of molecular and cellular biology, physiology, pharmacology, hygiene and human anatomy. Inside, obsolete electron microscopes and disused laboratory equipment are displayed, a detail a visitor passing through the building can spot.

The tower stands on the Camaldoli hill within the Federico II university hospital complex. Two stairwells serve the floors: one holds two lifts, the other a goods hoist. As an active hospital building, entry is not open to tourists and should be arranged in advance.

Inside the tower, obsolete electron microscopes and disused laboratory equipment are displayed, kept as historical pieces of the facility's scientific activity. The building is commonly called Torre Biologica because it houses molecular and cellular biology departments. Its two stairwells differ: one contains two lifts, the other a freight elevator.