| Canton Tower | |
|---|---|
广州塔 | |
.jpg) The Canton Tower in June 2022 | |
  Location within Guangdong | |
| Former names | Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world from August 2009 to March 2011[I] | |
| Preceded by | CN Tower |
| Surpassed by | Tokyo Skytree |
| General information | |
| Type | Mixed use: Restaurant, Observation, Telecommunications |
| Architectural style | Structural expressionism |
| Address | Yuejiang Road West/Yiyuan Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong |
| Coordinates | 23°6′32″N 113°19′8″E / 23.10889°N 113.31889°E |
| Groundbreaking | c. 2005 |
| Construction started | November 2005 |
| Topped-out | August 2009 |
| Completed | 2010 |
| Opening | 30 September 2010 |
| Cost | CNY ¥ 2,803,635,000.00 (US$450,000,000.00)[1] |
| Height | |
| Tip | 604 m (1,982 ft)[2][3] |
| Roof | 462.1 m (1,516 ft) |
| Top floor | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
| Observatory | 449 m (1,473 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 112 2 basement floors |
| Floor area | 114,054 m2 (1,227,700 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 9 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | IBA: Mark Hemel & Barbara Kuit |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
| [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][1][13] | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州塔 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州塔 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Gwóngjāu Taap | ||||||||||||
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| Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower | |||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 广州电视台天文及观光塔 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州電視台天文及觀光塔 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Gwóngjāu Dihnsihtòih Tīnmán Kahp Gūngwōng Taap | ||||||||||||
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The Canton Tower (Chinese: 广州塔), formally Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower (Chinese: 广州电视台天文及观光塔), is a 604-meter (1,982 ft)-tall multipurpose observation tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou (alternatively romanized as Canton).[6][14][15] The tower was topped out in 2009 and it became operational on 29 September 2010 in time to 2010 Asian Games.[16] The tower briefly held the title of tallest tower in the world, replacing the CN Tower, before being surpassed by the Tokyo Skytree.[17][failed verification] It was the tallest structure in China prior to the topping out of the Shanghai Tower on 3 August 2013, and is now the second-tallest tower and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
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- ^ Andrew Rosenberg (19 November 2010). "Canton Tower / Information Based Architecture". ArchDaily. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Canton Tower | Arup". Arup.com. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Canton Tower official website". Cantontower.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Guangzhou Tower, Guangzhou New TV Tower, Tower official website of Guangzhou :: GuangzhouTower.cc". Guangzhoutower.cc. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ 揭秘广州塔 小蛮腰你知多少. Guangzhou daily. Retrieved 11 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Guangzhou's new television tower named Canton Tower". The People's Government of Guangzhou Municipality. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "The Canton Tower". Canton Tower. 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "600-meter-high Canton Tower begins operations". Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "List of tallest towers in the world". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2011.