Twisted skyscrapers planet

The spiral shape of the skyscrapers is now clearly a trend. One of the earliest skyscrapers were erected in the Swedish town of Malmo. But we will not stay there for long and always look at other similar projects.

The project is in Malmo «Turning Torso» was commissioned in August 27, 2005. The building consists of nine pentagonal segments. His height - 190 meters. The angle of rotation of each subsequent segment such that the upper segment is at right angles to the bottom.










Of course, speaking of special architectural projects, we could not pass up the United Arab Emirates and Dubai. «Infinity Tower». 309-meter tower, like the previous project is constructed so that the top floor is at an angle of 90 degrees to the first. Just a skyscraper 76 floors.







In Sarajevo, is «Avaz Twist Tower», considered one of the tallest buildings on the Balkan Peninsula. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, this tower is the highest accurate. In view of the antenna, the skyscraper reaches 176 meters.



Gemini «Absolute World Towers», in Toronto, Canada, is actually different heights (179, 5 and 161 m 2). Both towers are rotated to the bottom at 209 degrees. For their roundness, a project called "The Tower of Marilyn Monroe».









Kuwait Trade Center, also known as «Al Tijaria Tower», is a 218-meter skyscraper in the center of Kuwait City. Construction should be completed this year.





"The Tower of the revolution" is based in Panama. Of course, in the capital. The angle of rotation - 360 degrees at an altitude of 242 meters 9.





Another unfinished until the project - "Evolution" in Moscow. With 47 floors, the height of the towers reach 250 meters!





In Hanover, Germany, there is a small 9-storey building «Gehry Tower». A distinctive feature - it is made of steel.



Tower «Mode Gakuen Spiral» is a 36-storey educational institution in the Japanese city of Nagoya. The height of a skyscraper - 170 meters.





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