Turning Torso

Photographer: R Musse
From: Malmö

Turning Torso

Spanish architect Calatrava got to see his masterpiece built in Sweden's third city by housing company HSB which nearly went bancrupt in the process and sacked their local chairman, but hey, afterwards, the Torso was finished, the world was impressed and the whole thing opened with a huge party in the city library (which upset the negative people even more since that meant it was closed to the public) with Calatrava as guest of honour. Malmö has a building which can be seen from Copenhagen across the strait. You however can NOT see it other than from the outside. But that too is quite impressive as it twists its way up the sky. You don't have to be a millionaire to live here but it helps. The building has a concierge, wine cellar and other non-typical things in the Swedish housing market.