Turning Torso | |
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Height | 190m |
Floors | 54 |
Year | 2001 |
City | Malmö |
Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper in Sweden and the tallest building in Scandinavia.Located in Malmö on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait, it was built and is owned by Swedish cooperative association HSB. It's seen as the first twisted skyscraper in the world.The project was designed by Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter Santiago Calatrava and formally opened on 27 August 2005.
Spring Temple | |
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Height | 128m |
Floors | 0 |
Year | 2008 |
City | Zhaocun |
The Spring Temple Buddha (Chinese: ???? and simplified Chinese: ????; traditional Chinese: ????) is a colossal statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China, constructed from 1997 to 2008. It is located inside the Fodushan Scenic Area, close to National Freeway no. 311. At 128 metres (420 ft), excluding a 25 metres (82 ft) lotus throne, it is the second-tallest statue in the world as of 2018 (after the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, India with a height of 182 metres (597 ft)).
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