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This list of tallest buildings in Sweden ranks skyscrapers in Sweden by height. The tallest building in Sweden is the 57-story Turning Torso building, which rises 190.5 m (625 feet), in Malmö and was completed in 2005. It also stands as the tallest building in Scandinavia. The second-tallest building in the country is the Kista Science Tower, which rises 117 m (384 feet) in height. It stood as Sweden's tallest building from 2003 until 2005. The third-tallest building in the country is the 84 m (276-foot) DN-skrapan, which stood as Sweden's tallest building from 1964 until 2003.

The history of skyscrapers in Sweden began with the completion of Kungstornen on Kungsgatan in Stockholm. The twin towers are each 60 m (197 feet) high and were completed in 1924 and 1925 respectively. During World War II, the construction of high-rise buildings in Sweden was limited because of the prevailing economic depression. After the war, the high-rise buildings increased, and skyscrapers such as Wenner-Gren Center, Skatteskrapan, Hötorgsskraporna, Folksamhuset, and Kronprinsen were built.

During the 1970s drew strong criticism of the skyscrapers that were considered to help make the content and utemiljön alien and terrifying for the man who was accustomed to lower and small-scale settlements. "Close and Low" was the key word related to the late 1980s, when a strong economy led to interest woke up for new skyskrapebebyggelse even in smaller cities. In Sweden, for example, built skyscraper in Thiruvananthapuram with 26 floors, the Sheraton hotel in Malmo with 22 floors (now the Hilton), lipstick in Gothenburg, Stockholm South Tower in Stockholm with several buildings. Financial and real estate crisis in the early 1990s contributed to the air went out of many of the proposed projects.

In recent years, the interest re-wakening up for the construction of new skyscrapers in Sweden, mainly represented by the Turning Torso in Malmo and Kista Science Tower in Stockholm. Spring 2006 presented the plans for the construction of a 210 meters high skyscraper at Telefonplan in Stockholm's southern suburbs.

Several Swedish skyskrapeprojekt, however, stayed on the desktop after the protests, or to plans proved economically unsustainable, for example, plans to construct in Gothenburg, a 30-våningshus Gårda in the district and another in Krokslätt. Other examples are the plans for Scandinavian Tower (325 meters including the mast) and Malmö Tower (216 meters), both in Malmo.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Swedish skyscrapers that stand at least 60 metres (197 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Gallery

• Kista Science Tower
• Kronprinsen
• Skanskaskrapan
• Folksamhuset
• Wenner-Gren Center
• Rica Talk Hotel
• Scandic Infra City
• Västerås Stadshus
• Norrköpings Rådhus
• Södertorn

See also

• List of tallest structures in Sweden

References

1. ^ http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=8368
2. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5628
3. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=27252
4. ^ Hultin, Olof (1998). The Complete Guide to Architecture in Stockholm. Stockholm: Arkitektur Förlag. p. 62. ISBN 91 86050-43-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
5. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=27497

External links

• Diagram of Sweden skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage

• Skyscrapers in Sweden
• Lists of tallest buildings in Europe
• Sweden-related lists