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CalatravaTurningTorso

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Image ID :	Turning_Torso_3.jpg
View/Description :	General view
Image Date :	10/2005
Image Creator :	Vask
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Rights Owner :	Public Domain
Image Source :	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Turning_Torso_3.jpg
URL to larger image :	http://staff.washington.edu/hs3/sharedimages/TurningTorsoCalatrava.jpg

Work ID :	CalatravaTurningTorso
Title :	Turning Torso
Creator/Agent :	Calatrava, Santiago Calatrava Valls, Santiago [ULAN]
Date (of work) :	2001-2005
Location/Site :	Sweden [TGN] Malmö [TGN] Malmo, Sweden
GIS Coordinates :	+55.613333+12.976389/
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Description :	skyscraper with residential floors on top and lower floor offices located on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait built to re-establish a recognizable skyline for Malmö
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Work Type :	Architecture [AAT] Skyscrapers [AAT] Apartments [AAT] Mixed Use [AAT]
Measurements :	190 metres (623 feet) high
Material :	steel
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Style/Period/ Group/Movement :	Deconstructivist[AAT]
Cultural Context :	Swedish [AAT] Scandinavian [AAT] European [AAT]
Subject :	Residential Commercial Office Apartments [AAT] Mixed use [AAT]
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Text Reference :	http://www.turningtorso.com/
Keywords :	unusual, extreme, graceful, landmark
Notes :	inspired by a marble sculpture of Santiago Calatrava's called Twisting Torso, the building was commissioned to create a recognizable skyline for the city of Malmo