Helsingborg in southern Sweden

9 December 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Dunkers Kulturhus © Jesper Olsson

Dunkers Kulturhus © Jesper Olsson

Helsingborg is a town and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality in Skåne County. It had 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden’s closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city Helsingør clearly visible on the other side of the Øresund about 4 km to the west.   read more…

The Turning Torso in Malmö

1 February 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, House of the Month Reading Time:  6 minutes

Turning Torso and Western Harbour by night © flickr.com - bjaglin

Turning Torso and Western Harbour by night © flickr.com – bjaglin

HSB Turning Torso is the tallest skyscraper in Sweden and the Nordic countries, situated in Malmö, located on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait. Upon completion, it was the tallest building in Scandinavia. It is presently the third tallest residential building in Europe, after the 264‑metre (866 ft) Triumph Palace in Moscow and the 212‑metre Sky Tower in Wrocław. A similar, taller skyscraper featuring a 90° twist is the Infinity Tower, currently under construction in Dubai. Prior to the construction of Turning Torso, the 86‑metre (282 ft) Kronprinsen had been the city’s tallest building. It was designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and officially opened on 27 August 2005. The tower reaches a height of 190 metres (623 feet) with 54 stories.   read more…

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