General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Observation tower Television transmission tower Directional radio transmitter VHF/UHF transmitter |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Vertical cantilever structure |
| Architectural style: |
Brutalist |
Location
| Location: |
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 59° 20' 6.17" N 18° 7' 36.58" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 155 m | |
| height to antenna tip | 170 m |
Materials
| tower |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Kaknäs tower (Swedish:Kaknästornet) is a TV tower in Gärdet in Stockholm, Sweden. 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 top 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 used to be open to the public, with an information centre/gift shop, indoor and outdoor observation decks as well as a restaurant, but as of late 2018 it has been permanently closed to the public. When it was open, the tower afforded superb views of Stockholm city to the west and Stockholm archipelago to the east.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Kaknästornet" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Hans Borgström (architect)
- Bengt Lindroos (architect)
- Sven Olof Asplund (structural engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20012111 - Published on:
16/05/2004 - Last updated on:
26/09/2016
