Kaknästornet
Kaknästornet | |
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View of the tower. The Stockholm Maritime Museum in the foreground. | |
Alternative names | Kaknäs Tower |
General information | |
Architectural style | Neo brutalism |
Address | Mörka Kroken 28-30 |
Town or city | Stockholm |
Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 59°20′06″N 018°07′35″E / 59.33500°N 18.12639°ECoordinates: 59°20′06″N 018°07′35″E / 59.33500°N 18.12639°E |
Construction started | 1963 |
Completed | 1967 |
Inaugurated | 12 May 1967 |
Height | 155 m (509 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 30 |
Design and construction | |
Architect |
Hans Borgström Bengt Lindroos |
Awards and prizes | Trip Advisor Award of Excellence |
Website | |
http://www.kaknastornet.se |
The Kaknäs tower (Swedish: Kaknästornet) is a TV tower in Gärdet in Stockholm, Sweden. It has 72 pillars. The tower is a major hub of Swedish television, radio and satellite broadcasts. It was finished in 1967, designed by architect Bengt Lindroos, and the height is 155 metres (509 ft) or 170 metres (560 ft) with the antenna included. For a few years Kaknästornet was the tallest building in the Nordic countries until Näsinneula was opened in Tampere, Finland in 1971. It was surpassed in 2005 by the Turning Torso in Malmö. The tower is owned by the national Swedish broadcasting company Teracom. Its name comes from the ancient name of the area, Kaknäs.
The tower is open to the public, with information centre/gift shop, indoor and outdoor observation decks as well as a restaurant. The tower affords superb views of Stockholm city to the west and Stockholm archipelago to the east.
Popular culture
- The tower appears in the SVT1 (a.k.a. Kanal1) ident from 1988.
Gallery
- View of tower and base
- View south-west towards Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
- View west towards Stockholm city
- View east towards Djurgården and Fjäderholmarna
- View north towards Loudden and Lidingö
External links
- Information from Visit Stockholm
- Information from Teracom (in Swedish)
- Kaknäs Transmission Tower at Structurae