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Turning Torso by Santiago CalatravaOver the past few years, Malmö, Sweden has gained a reputation
as a mecca for fans of architecture.
Malmö has a project that is nearing completion.
In an area where just 40 years ago ships were being launched and cranes busily loaded and unloaded vessels of all sorts, a new city district is being developed.
This area will provide approximately 30,000 people with a modern environment
in which to work and live.
Visible for miles around, this extraordinary, high-rise building, located
in the city's Western Harbor, is quickly becoming one of the city's
landmarks.
The Turning Torso was designed by renowned Spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava.
It is based on one of his sculptures which was inspired by the human form in motion.
The entire building turns 90° as it climbs upwards over nine blocks or cubes, each of which consists of five floors.
This very impressive structure contains 54 storeys and reaches a dizzying height of 190 meters.
Office facilities have been installed in the first two cubes and, from the third cube up, 150 apartments totaling 15,000 m" are available.
As the building increases in height, the wall thickness of the circular core tapers from a maximum
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