Kungstornen

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Kungstornen are a pair of early 20th-century twin skyscrapers in central Stockholm, considered among Sweden’s first high-rise office buildings and an iconic part of the city’s skyline.

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Kungstornen canonical 1
Kungstornen twin towers 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural ensemble
pair of skyscrapers
skyscraper
skyscraper
architecturalStyle Neoclassicism NERFINISHED
Nordic Classicism NERFINISHED
category Buildings and structures in Stockholm
Skyscraper office buildings in Sweden
Twin towers NERFINISHED
constructionStart early 1920s
country Sweden
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 40 meters
hasCityPanoramaView Stockholm NERFINISHED
hasCoordinates approximate latitude 59.336 N
approximate longitude 18.062 E
hasFunction commercial offices
retail at street level
hasPart Norra Kungstornet NERFINISHED
Södra Kungstornet NERFINISHED
height approximately 60 meters
heritageStatus iconic landmark of Stockholm
imageSubject postcards of Stockholm
inception 1920s
inspiredBy American skyscrapers
isPartOf Norrmalm district NERFINISHED
Stockholm cityscape NERFINISHED
locatedIn Stockholm NERFINISHED
central Stockholm
locatedOn Kungsgatan NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
concrete
municipality Stockholm Municipality NERFINISHED
notableFor early skyscraper design in Sweden
twin-tower composition
region Stockholm County NERFINISHED
roofType tower roof
significance among Sweden’s first high-rise office buildings
skylineRole visual gateway on Kungsgatan
streetSpan frame the eastern part of Kungsgatan
touristAttraction yes
use office building

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kungsgatan hasLandmark Kungstornen
Kungsgatan hasViewOf Kungstornen
this entity surface form: Kungstornen twin towers