Cirrus (building)
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Housing cooperative
A housing cooperative is a legal entity—usually a corporation—that owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings. Each shareholder in the legal entity is granted the right to occupy one housing unit, sometimes subject to an occupancy agreement, which is similar to a lease. ...
apartment building in Helsinki
Helsinki
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, the capital of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. Cirrus is the tallest building in Finland with a height of 86 meters (282 feet). The building, which is located in Vuosaari
Vuosaari
Vuosaari is a neighbourhood in the City of Helsinki, Finland. It is located by the sea in East Helsinki, and with its area of 15.38 km² is geographically the largest district in the city. It also has two Helsinki Metro stations, Rastila and Vuosaari...
in East Helsinki
East Helsinki
East Helsinki is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts , including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, Vuosaari, Herttoniemi, Laajasalo and Kulosaari...
, has 28 floors (including two underground ones) and 140 apartment
Apartment
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s. The proposal for this building originally included a public observation terrace and cafe, but they were never built. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=101365
The building was designed by the Finnish architect
Architect
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company YIT Group and construction commenced in early 2005. The building reached its final height on 15 March 2006.
The roof was part of the setting of the music video of Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall
Poets of the Fall
Poets of the Fall is a rock band from Finland. It consists of Marko Saaresto , Olli Tukiainen and Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen...
's 2010 single Dreaming Wide Awake (song)
Dreaming Wide Awake (song)
Dreaming Wide Awake is the first single from the album Twilight Theater by Poets of the Fall. The single was released in Finland on 3 February 2010 and contains two versions of the title track...
.