Kaknas Tower or Kaknastornet
by Clare Bambers
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Kaknas Tower or Kaknastornet
Artist
Clare Bambers
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The Kaknas tower (Swedish: Kaknastornet) is a TV tower in Gardet 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 Kaknastornet was the tallest building in the Nordic countries[citation needed] until Nasinneula was opened in Tampere, Finland in 1971. It was surpassed in 2003 by the Kista Science Tower in north Stockholm as the tallest building of Sweden, a mere three meters taller (including the antenna on the roof),[citation needed] which in turn was surpassed by Turning Torso in Malmo in 2005. The tower is owned by the national Swedish broadcasting company Teracom. The tower's name comes from the ancient name of the area, Kaknas.
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.
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September 17th, 2015
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