The Matitone (a popular nickname meaning literally "big pencil", officially San Benigno North Tower) is a skyscraper designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Mario Lanata and Andrea Messina and finished building in 1992, used as a business center located in the district of San Teodoro, in the San Benigno neighborhood, near the Genova-West highway.

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Matitone
The Matitone flanked by elevated road
Location within Italy
General information
Type	Offices
Location	Genoa
Country	Italy
Coordinates	44.4113°N 8.9066°E / 44.4113; 8.9066
Inaugurated	1992
Height
Antenna spire	not present
Roof	109
Technical details
Floor count	26
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Mario Lanata, Andrea Messina

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The Matitone is home to several administrative offices including:

• Municipality of Genoa, Services Private Building and Urban Development.

• In 2006 it was used for filming the video for the song Cosa vuoi che sia by Ligabue.
• In Savona there is a smaller, similar building that was named Matitino in honor of his older peer in Genoa.

• (in English) Scheda del Matitone - Emporis.com
• Webcam posta sul Matitone - sito del comune di Genova

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