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April 18 — The Pirelli building, struck today by a small airplane, is Milan's tallest building, and is one of the world's highest concrete skyscrapers.Built in the late 1950s, the office building stands 32 stories tall, or about 417 feet, according to the Web site, SkyScraperPage.com. Other sources say the building is 30 stories tall.By comparison, Paris' Eiffel Tower is about twice as tall, and New York's Empire State Building is 102 stories, or 1,455 feet tall.Nevertheless, with its location near the city's central train station and its height relative to the buildings around it, the Pirelli building is considered a landmark and symbol of the commercial city of Milan.The building was designed by the architect Gio Ponti, along with one of Italy's most important 20th-century structural engineers, Pier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979), known for his use of reinforced concrete.Pirelli, the tire and cable company, does not operate out of the Pirelli building. However, the office building houses the government administration of the Lombardy region of Italy.