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Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper built in Malmö, Sweden, in 2005. It was the tallest building in the Nordic region until September 2022, when it was surpassed by Karlatornet in Gothenburg. [6] [7] Located on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait, it was built and is owned by Swedish cooperative housing association HSB.
This article covers the architecture of Sweden from a historical perspective. As is the norm in the history of architecture, the architectural history of a nation naturally lends itself to the history of its monuments, and to the development of that nation's institutions of power: palaces, castles, and churches. This also applies in the case of ...
The rich interiors of the palace reflect the fact that Sweden was one of the strongest powers in 17th century Europe. The architecture of the ensemble was influenced by the Palace of Versailles. [6] Birka and Hovgården: Stockholm: 1993 555; iii, iv (cultural) The two sites make up an architectural complex from the Viking Age. Birka was an ...
Södra Ängby is a residential area blending functionalism with garden city ideals, located in western Stockholm, Sweden, forming part of the Bromma borough. Encompassing more than 500 buildings, it remains the largest coherent functionalistic villa area in Sweden [ 1 ] and possibly the world, [ 2 ] still well-preserved more than half a century ...
Bofills Båge (Swedish: "Bofill's Crescent") is a residential building on Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden, at . The building was designed by the Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill and constructed between 1991 and 1992.
Architecture of Stockholm, view of the Old Town. The architecture of Stockholm has a history that dates back to the 13th century, possibly even earlier. [1] According to some sources, there might have been a simple defense structure, perhaps a small castle, on the northeast part of the island Stadsholmen. [1]
A torp (Swedish pronunciation:) is a type of cottage emblematic of the Swedish countryside. It comes from the Old Norse þorp. In modern usage, it is the classic Swedish summer house, a small cottage painted in Falu red and white, [1] and evidence of the way in which urbanization came quite late to all of Scandinavia.
The Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland (Swedish: Världsarvet Hälsingegårdar) is a World Heritage Site inscribed on 1 July 2012 as Sweden's fifteenth entry on the list. Seven farmhouses erected in the 19th century were eventually selected to represent the most distinguished and well preserved examples of local architectural and decorative ...