Karlatornet
Karlatornet (lit. 'The Karla Tower', initially called Polstjärnan) is a skyscraper under construction by Serneke in Lindholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden. When finished, it will be 247 meters high, with 74 floors above ground.
| Karlatornet | |
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Karlatornet viewed in September 2023 as construction is almost complete | |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | Lodjursstråket 1, 417 51, Lindholmen, Göteborg |
| Country | Sweden |
| Coordinates | 57°42′35″N 11°56′20″E |
| Construction started | 2019 |
| Estimated completion | 2024 |
| Height | |
| Top floor | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 74 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The building's architecture firm is Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and it is being built by Serneke Group AB. It is set for completion in 2024, but first inhabitants started moving in from August 2023.
When completed, it will reach 247 meters tall (810 ft), and will be the tallest building in the Nordic countries. On 22 September 2022, the tower reached this milestone at 193 meters, officially surpassing Turning Torso in Malmö.
The building was initially budgeted to cost about 4 billion Swedish kronor but final cost totalled 6.5 billion Swedish kronor or 630 million USD (currency exchange rate at that time).
Karlatornet has 5 elevators engineered by Finnish elevator maker Kone. Two of the elevators have a max speed of 6 m/s and the remaining three top out at 8 m/s. At the time of construction, these were the fastest elevators in Sweden.
Karlatornet is one out of 9 buildings that will form Karlastaden. Other buildings are:
- Cassiopeja, 147 m (482 ft) 43 floors
- Auriga, 125 m (410 ft) 36 floors
- Virgo, 27 floors
- Capella, 17 floors
- Lynx, 17 floors
- Aries, 12 floors
- Callisto, 7 floors