Karla Tower

The Karla Tower (Swedish: Karlatornet) is a skyscraper under construction by Serneke in Lindholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden. When finished, it will reach as high as 245 meters, with 73 floors from the ground.

Karla Tower
General information
StatusUnder construction
TypeResidential
LocationGothenburg
CountrySweden
Construction started2019
Completedfrom 2024
Height
Top floor245 m (804 ft)
Technical details
Floor count73
Website
karlatornet.com#karlatornet-2
The tower and the Karlastaden complex in April 2022.

The building's architect firm is Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and it is being built by Serneke Group AB. It is planned to be finished in 2024.

When completed, it will reach 245 meters tall (804 ft), and will be the tallest building in the Nordic countries.[1] On 22 September 2022, the tower reached this milestone at 193 meters, officially surpassing Turning Torso in Malmö.[2]

Karlatornet is one out of 9 buildings that will be parts of the Karlastaden complex. 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

References
  1. Borén, Erling (2017-07-07). "Stordalen: "Ett hotell halvvägs till himlen"". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. Julia Kero (22 September 2022). "Nu är Karlatornet högst i Norden" (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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