Canton Tower

Canton Tower
广州塔
The Canton Tower in June 2022
Canton Tower is located in Guangdong
Canton Tower
Location within Guangdong
Former namesGuangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower
Record height
Tallest in the world from August 2009 to March 2011[I]
Preceded byCN Tower
Surpassed byTokyo Skytree
General information
TypeMixed use:
Restaurant, Observation, Telecommunications
Architectural styleStructural expressionism
AddressYuejiang Road West/Yiyuan Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Coordinates23°6′32″N 113°19′8″E / 23.10889°N 113.31889°E / 23.10889; 113.31889
Groundbreakingc. 2005
Construction startedNovember 2005
Topped-outAugust 2009
Completed2010
Opening30 September 2010
CostCNY ¥ 2,803,635,000.00
(US$450,000,000.00)[1]
Height
Tip604 m (1,982 ft)[2][3]
Roof462.1 m (1,516 ft)
Top floor488 m (1,601 ft)
Observatory449 m (1,473 ft)
Technical details
Floor count112
2 basement floors
Floor area114,054 m2 (1,227,700 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators9
Design and construction
Architect(s)IBA:
Mark Hemel & Barbara Kuit
Structural engineerArup
Website
www.cantontower.com
References
[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][1][13]
Canton Tower
Simplified Chinese广州塔
Traditional Chinese廣州塔
Cantonese YaleGwóngjāu Taap
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 YaleGwóngjāu Dihnsihtòih Tīnmán Kahp Gūngwōng Taap

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 for the 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] 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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