Torri Di Vittorio, Residential palace in Pietra Alta district, Turin, Italy.
Torri Di Vittorio is a pair of adjoining residential towers about 70 metres tall, among the highest buildings in Turin, in the Pietra Alta district. The complex consists of two double modules of towers with 21 floors, topped by a suspended roof carrying two large advertising signs. It stands on the former northern toll area, in the triangle between corso Vercelli, corso Giulio Cesare and via Stefano Tempia, where the A4 Turin-Milan motorway ends.
The towers were commissioned by the Turin municipality and built in 1980 by the Giuseppe Di Vittorio Cooperative, designed by the Cooperativa Polithema. They rose on the site of the former northern toll station (dazio nord) and housed migrants arriving from southern Italy for work in the northern city. The complex was one of the largest public residential projects of Turin's postwar urban expansion.
The towers emerged from Turin's expansion in the 1980s when the city needed housing for newcomers from southern Italy. They remain a visible part of how the district developed during this period of urban change.
The complex sits at the intersection of major roads and is easily accessible by public transport. Since this is a residential building, interior visits are not possible, but the exterior view is clear from street level.
During the 2006 Winter Olympics, the towers were lit up each evening in yellow and blue, the colors of Turin's city flag. This special illumination made them a recognizable feature of the cityscape during the sporting event.
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