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English translation: high-rise apartment building; vertical slum

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Swedish term or phrase:	punkthus
English translation:	high-rise apartment building; vertical slum
Entered by:	Sven Petersson

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18:51 May 24, 2006

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Art/Literary - Architecture / general/ buildings

Swedish term or phrase: punkthus

Sigges så kallade lya låg på nedre botten i ett av punkthusen på von Rosensteins väg...

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high-rise apartment building

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If it concerns "von Rosensteins väg, 69237 KUMLA" you could write "vertical slum".

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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 21:22

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thank you very much to the very astute sven petersson, yes, it is the very same von rosensteins väg in kumla, and i loved ABSOLUTELY LOVED the image of a vertical slum... thanks...
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high-rise apartment building

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high-rise apartment building

Sven Petersson
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Local time: 21:22
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thank you very much to the very astute sven petersson, yes, it is the very same von rosensteins väg in kumla, and i loved ABSOLUTELY LOVED the image of a vertical slum... thanks...

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