Kungstornen

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Kungstornen are a pair of early 20th-century twin skyscrapers in central Stockholm, considered among Sweden’s first high-rise office buildings and an iconic part of the city’s skyline.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kungstornen canonical 1
Kungstornen twin towers 1
Norra Kungstornet 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural ensemble
pair of skyscrapers
skyscraper
skyscraper
architecturalStyle Neoclassicism
Nordic Classicism
category Buildings and structures in Stockholm
Skyscraper office buildings in Sweden
Twin towers
linked to: Twin Towers
constructionStart early 1920s
country Sweden
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 40 meters
hasCityPanoramaView Stockholm
hasCoordinates approximate latitude 59.336 N
approximate longitude 18.062 E
hasFunction commercial offices
retail at street level
hasPart Norra Kungstornet
linked to: Kungstornen

Södra Kungstornet
linked to: Kungstornen
height approximately 60 meters
heritageStatus iconic landmark of Stockholm
imageSubject postcards of Stockholm
inception 1920s
inspiredBy American skyscrapers
isPartOf Norrmalm district
linked to: Norrmalm

Stockholm cityscape
locatedIn Stockholm
central Stockholm
locatedOn Kungsgatan
materialUsed brick
concrete
municipality Stockholm Municipality
notableFor early skyscraper design in Sweden
twin-tower composition
region Stockholm County
roofType tower roof
significance among Sweden’s first high-rise office buildings
skylineRole visual gateway on Kungsgatan
streetSpan frame the eastern part of Kungsgatan
touristAttraction yes
use office building

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kungsgatan hasLandmark Kungstornen
Kungsgatan hasViewOf Kungstornen twin towers
linked to: Kungstornen
Kungstornen hasPart Norra Kungstornet
linked to: Kungstornen
Kungstornen hasPart Södra Kungstornet
linked to: Kungstornen