Crescent, Waterfront building complex in Salerno, Italy.

The Crescent is a semicircular architectural complex on Salerno's Trieste seafront, facing Piazza della Libertà near the port and Zaha Hadid's maritime station. Designed in 2007 by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill, it measures about 300 metres in length and 30 metres in height. The original project was reduced by removing two side office buildings, and the complex was inaugurated on 20 September 2021.

The Crescent was designed in 2007 by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill at the request of the Salerno municipality to enclose Piazza della Libertà in a semicircle. The first stone was laid in 2011, and the privately built complex soon became the focus of environmental, administrative and later criminal court cases. Government authorities ordered cuts to Bofill's original design, removing two side office buildings. The reduced structure was inaugurated on 20 September 2021.

The name Crescent comes from the English word for a half-moon, describing the semicircle the building forms around Piazza della Libertà. Since 2023 the square hosts private concerts organised by SalernoSounds, so the paved area in front of the arcade is used as an open-air venue.

The Crescent sits right next to Piazza della Libertà and is easy to reach on foot from Salerno's center. Parking is available inside the complex, and the ground-floor gallery can be entered freely.

The name Crescent comes from the English word for a half-moon shape, which directly describes the building's curve as seen from the waterfront promenade. From that angle, the structure appears to frame the sea like an open parenthesis.