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Old Stockholm telephone tower

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In 1887, Stockholms Allmänna Telefon AB ordered the construction of a tower allowing the connection of about 5,500 overhead telephone lines. The quadrangular metallic structure was 80 metres tall and soon fell out of favour with the local population. The company requested the architect
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in urban areas. In 1913, underground cabling for telephones was fully completed and the tower no longer served its original purpose. After 1939 it carried advertising for
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to carry out embellishment work, which was when the four turrets were added.
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The tower was quickly made obsolete as telephone companies began using
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Stockholm
Sweden
Coordinates
59°19′54″N 18°03′58″E / 59.331657°N 18.066029°E / 59.331657; 18.066029
Swedish
telephone
Stockholm
Fritz Eckert
underground cables
Nordiska Kompaniet
The telephone tower in 1891
Tower seen from up close
The telephone tower in 1952
Tower from far away in 1952
""Telefontornet brinner!""
Svenska Dagbladet
Album of pictures on imgur
Categories
Communication towers in Sweden
Buildings and structures demolished in 1953
1887 establishments in Sweden
Buildings and structures in Stockholm
Demolished buildings and structures in Sweden

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