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{{Short description|Residential skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden}}
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{{Infobox building
| image            = Turning Torso2.jpg
| caption          = Turning Torso, the third-tallest building in the Nordic region.
| location         = Lilla Varvsgatan 14, 211 15<br>[[Malmö]], [[Sweden]]
| status           = {{Color|green|Completed}}
| start_date       = 14 February 2001
| completion_date  = 27 August 2005
| opened_date      = 1 November 2005
| inauguration_date = 27 August 2005
| building_type    = Commercial office<br>Rental apartments
| architectural_style = [[Neo-futurism]]
| antenna_spire    = 
| roof             = {{cvt|190|m|ft|0}}<ref>{{cite web | title=Turning Torso, Malmö | website=NCC | url=https://www.ncc.com/our-projects/turning-torso/ | access-date=2024-06-11| quote=When it opened its doors for occupancy in the spring of 2005, the spectacular building stood at a height of 190 meters, with a total of 54 stories.}}</ref>
| top_floor        = {{cvt|178.79|m|ft|2}}
| floor_count      = 54
| elevator_count   = 5
| cost             = 
| floor_area       = {{cvt|27,500|m2|sqft|0}}
| architect        = [[Santiago Calatrava]]
| structural_engineer = 
| main_contractor  = [[Nordic Construction Company|NCC]]
| developer        = 
| owner            = 
| management       = 
| references       = <ref>{{CTBUH|1979}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/100189 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222602/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/100189 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=4 March 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 100189 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref>{{Skyscraperpage|8368}}</ref><ref>{{Structurae|20003317}}</ref>
| website          = {{URL|http://www.turningtorso.se/}}
}}

'''Turning Torso''' is a [[neo-futurist]] residential [[skyscraper]] built in [[Malmö]], [[Sweden]], in 2005. It was the tallest building in the [[Nordic region]] until September 2022, when it was surpassed by [[Karlatornet]] in [[Gothenburg]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/santiago-calatravas-turning-torso-wins-council-on-tall-buildings-and-urban-habitats-10-year-award_o |title=Santiago Calatrava's Turning Torso Wins Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's 10 Year Award |date=2015-08-07 |newspaper=Architect |access-date=2017-02-18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vast/nu-ar-karlatornet-hogst-i-norden |title=Nu är Karlatornet högst i Norden |publisher=[[SVT (Sweden)|SVT]] |author=Julia Kero |newspaper=SVT Nyheter |language=sv |date=22 September 2022 |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref> Located on the Swedish side of the [[Öresund]] strait, it was built and is owned by Swedish cooperative housing association [[HSB (Sweden)|HSB]]. It is regarded as the second [[twisted skyscraper]] in the world to receive the title after [[Telekom Tower]] in [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ctbuh.org/Publications/CTBUHJournal/InNumbers/TBINTwistingTowers/tabid/7295/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |title=Twisting Tall Buildings |date=August 2016 |website=[[CTBUH]] |access-date=2017-02-05}}</ref>

It was designed by Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter [[Santiago Calatrava]] and officially opened on 27 August 2005. It reaches a height of {{cvt|190|m|ft}} with 54 stories and 147 apartments.<ref>{{cite web | title=Turning Torso, Malmö | website=NCC | url=https://www.ncc.com/our-projects/turning-torso/ | access-date=2024-06-11| quote=When it opened its doors for occupancy in the spring of 2005, the spectacular building stood at a height of 190 meters, with a total of 54 stories.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archute.com/2016/01/23/the-turning-torso/ |title=The Turning Torso, Santiago Calatrava's Revolutionary Twisting Skyscraper in Sweden |date=23 January 2016 |work=Archute |access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref> Turning Torso won the 2005 Gold [[Emporis Skyscraper Award]]; and in 2015, the 10 Year Award from the [[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CTBUH Announces 10 Year Award Winner for 2015 |url=http://awards.ctbuh.org/media/ctbuh-announces-10-year-award-winner-for-2015/ |publisher=CTBUH |access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref>