Kaknästornet
Kaknästornet | |
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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°E |
Construction started | 1963 |
Completed | 1967 |
Inaugurated | 12 May 1967 |
Owner | Teracom |
Height | 155 m (509 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 30 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Hans Borgström Bengt Lindroos |
Awards and prizes | Trip Advisor Award of Excellence |
Website | |
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The Kaknäs tower (
The tower used to be open to the public, with an information centre and gift shop, indoor and outdoor observation decks as well as a restaurant, but has now been permanently closed to the public since 2018 on the grounds that the security repairs would have become too expensive.[1] It was later revealed that the real cause is the threat of foreign intelligence. The fear is that a foreign power would seek to take control of important communication lines and systems of society. According to Swedish television, the Swedish security police have stated in a report in 2017 that the number of foreign intelligence companies has increased, and the tower will be closed due to the report.[2]
Since December 2019, it is forbidden to photograph, copy, measure or describe the tower without permission. [3]
Popular culture
Gallery
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The Kaknäs Tower during construction, 1966.
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View of Gärdet and Stockholm city with the newly constructed Kaknäs Tower in the foreground, 1967.
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View of the restaurant and observation deck, closed to the public since 2018.
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View of platforms with transmitter antennas.
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View of the Kaknäs Tower and the transmitter building.
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The Kaknäs Tower at Djurgården, with Lilla Värtan in the background.
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View of the Kaknäs Tower and base.
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The Kaknäs Tower illuminated in the colours of the French flag in memoriam to the November 2015 Paris attacks.
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View south-west towards Djurgårdsbrunnsviken.
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View west towards Stockholm city.
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View east towards Djurgården and Fjäderholmarna.
See also
References
- ^ "Kaknästornet stängt för besökare på obestämd tid". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Tukholman Kaknäsin tv-tornin sulkemisen taustalla sittenkin "vieraan vallan uhka"". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Beslut om skyddsobjekt avseende Teracom AB:s anläggning Stockholm/Kaknäs" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "dpWebmap". kartor.stockholm.se. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
External links
Media related to Kaknästornet at Wikimedia Commons