Turning Torso

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landmark neo-futurist architecture residential building skyscraper

Turning Torso is a landmark neo-futuristic residential skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden, renowned for its distinctive twisting form inspired by a human body in motion.

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Turning Torso canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark ⓘ
neo-futurist architecture ⓘ
residential building ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ
architect Santiago Calatrava ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neo-futurism ⓘ
awarded Emporis Skyscraper Award ⓘ
surface form: Emporis Skyscraper Award 2005
cityPanoramaView Øresund ⓘ
surface form: Öresund Strait
completionDate 2005 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 2001 ⓘ
coordinates 55.6136°N 12.9762°E ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
developer HSB Malmö ⓘ
elevatorCount 5 ⓘ
featuredIn international architectural publications ⓘ
floorCount 54 ⓘ
followedBy Karlatornet ⓘ
function apartment tower ⓘ
hasObservationFacility yes ⓘ
hasResidentialUnits 147 apartments (approximate) ⓘ
hasSegmentCount 9 ⓘ
hasTwist 90 degrees ⓘ
height 190 m ⓘ
approximately 623 ft ⓘ
inspiredBy human body in motion ⓘ
twisting human torso ⓘ
isIconOf Malmö skyline ⓘ
contemporary Swedish architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Västra Hamnen ⓘ
location Malmö ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
glass ⓘ
steel ⓘ
openingDate 2005 ⓘ
owner HSB Malmö ⓘ
precededBy Kaknästornet ⓘ
segmentDescription nine five-storey pentagonal segments ⓘ
status completed ⓘ
storeyCountAboveGround 54 ⓘ
storeyCountBelowGround 2 ⓘ
structuralEngineer Santiago Calatrava ⓘ
use conference ⓘ
office ⓘ
residential ⓘ
wasTallestBuildingInNordicCountries true ⓘ
wasTallestBuildingInNordicCountriesUntil 2016 ⓘ

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Santiago Calatrava → designed → Turning Torso ⓘ
Malmö → hasLandmark → Turning Torso ⓘ