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Fagersta airspace surveillance tower
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[[File:Fagersta luftbevakningstorn.jpg|thumb|right|Fagersta airspace surveillance tower]]
'''Fagersta airspace surveillance tower''' () is a an [[airspace]] surveillance tower in [[Fagersta]], [[Västmanland County]], Sweden. Designed by [[Cyrillus Johansson]], it is the only tower in Sweden dating from [[World War II]] and built for airspace surveillance that was designed by an architect, and one of only a few such towers to remain intact at all. Since 2013, it is a [[Listed buildings in Sweden|listed building]].
==History==
During [[World War II]], the [[steel mill]] Fagersta Bruk AB (today closed down) was an important supplier of [[munition]]s and weapons for the [[Swedish Armed Forces]]. Among other things, the steel mill provided the military with shells for grenades and barrels for rifles.<ref name=boardpdf>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> While Sweden remained directly unaffected by the war, the country [[Sweden during World War II|maintained a high degree of alertness]]. In order to be able to defend the steel mill in the event of an attack on Sweden, [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-air guns]] were placed by the military around the industry. The company owning the steel mill in 1943 took the initiative to build the tower, from which the fire of the anti-air guns could be directed. The tower was finished in 1944 but saw very little use in its intended capacity since the war ended relatively soon after its construction.<ref name=boardpdf/><ref name=boardsite>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=fagersta>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
[[Fagersta Municipality]] considered tearing the tower down at one point, but after funding had been secured for its restoration (funding provided to a large part by the [[County administrative boards of Sweden|County administrative board]]) the building was restored. Since 2013, it is a listed building, meaning it is protected by law against destruction or alteration.<ref name=boardsite/><ref name=sr>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
During World War II, approximately 1,200 airspace surveillance towers were built in Sweden,<ref name=boardsite/> most of them wooden.<ref name=fagerstaposten>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Only a few remain preserved, and the tower in Fagersta is unique in that it was designed by an architect.<ref name=boardsite/> The use of expensive building materials is also unusual.<ref name=fagersta/> It is also the only such tower that Cyrillus Johansson designed.<ref name=johanssonbook>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==Design==
Fagersta Bruk AB contracted architect Cyrillus Johansson to design the tower.<ref name=boardsite/> He had previously designed other buildings for the company, as well as other buildings in Fagersta.<ref name=boardpdf/> The tower is constructed out of yellow [[brick]], and a spiral stair runs inside the tower. Small windows give daylight to the stairwell. The tower ends in a platform surmounted by an octagonal pavilion with a small [[spire]] and a [[weather vane]].<ref name=fagerstaposten/> A small adjacent building was designed to function as a small office and [[bomb shelter]].<ref name=boardpdf/> It has been noted that the design displays influences from oriental architecture,<ref name=boardpdf/><ref name=boardsite/> and it has been compared to both a [[minaret]]<ref name=boardpdf/><ref name=boardsite/> and the tower of a medieval or fairy tale [[castle]].<ref name=fagersta/><ref name=fagerstaposten/> The tower is tall.<ref name=boardsite/>
==References==
[[Category:Sweden in World War II]]
February 06, 2018 at 05:34AM
