The Avaz Twist Tower is a 40 story, 172m tall
skyscraper in
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. It is the headquarters for ''
Dnevni avaz'', a Bosnian
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
company.
[Avaz Twist Tower](_blank)
www.avaztwisttower.ba Retrieved on 22 June 2012. The tower is located in the
Marijin Dvor city neighborhood, Sarajevo's
central municipality.
["Bosnian Tower Round The Twist" by Skyscrapernews.com](_blank)
Retrieved on 22 June 2012. Construction began in 2006 and was finished two years later in 2008. The tower is notable for its twisted facade. From 2008 until 2021, it was the tallest skyscraper in the former
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
. In 2009, famous German company
Schuco
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chose the tower amongst the 10 most beautiful buildings in the world.
See also
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List of twisted buildings
Buildings can appear to be twisted by design, where the twisting (torsion, helix, etc.) is structural rather than merely an ornamental detail. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat defines a twisting building as one that progressively rot ...
References
External links
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Official Page of the TowerDnevni Avaz's PortalAvaz Twist Tower at skyscrapernews.com
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Buildings and structures in Sarajevo
Skyscraper office buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Centar, Sarajevo
Office buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Postmodern architecture
Twisted buildings and structures
Towers completed in 2008
2008 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina