Canton Tower
The Canton Tower, or Guangzhou Tower (simplified Chinese: 广州塔; traditional Chinese: 廣州塔), officially the Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower (Chinese: 广州电视台天文及观光塔), is a 595.7 meters (1,954 ft)-tall multi-purpose observation tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.[4][12][13] The tower was finished in 2009 and it was first turned on 29 September 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games.[14]
| Canton Tower | |
|---|---|
| 广州塔 | |
 The Canton Tower by night in November 2013 | |
| Former names | Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world from August 2009 to 2010[I] | |
| Preceded by | CN Tower |
| Surpassed by | Burj Khalifa |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mixed use: Restaurant, Observation, Telecommunications |
| Address | Yuejiang Road West/Yiyuan Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Groundbreaking | c. 2005 |
| Construction started | November 2005 |
| Topped-out | August 2009 |
| Completed | 2010 |
| Cost | CNY ¥ 2,803,635,000.00 (US$ 450,000,000.00)[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 462.1 m (1,516 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 37 2 basement floors |
| Floor area | 114,054 m2 (1,227,700 sq ft) |
| Elevators | 9 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | IBA: Mark Hemel & Barbara Kuit |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][1][11] | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州塔 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州塔 | ||||||||||
| Cantonese Jyutping | Gwong2 zau1 taap3 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngzhōu tǎ | ||||||||||
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The tower held the title of tallest tower in the world, replacing the CN Tower. It was then passed by the Tokyo Skytree.[15] It was the tallest structure in China before the Shanghai Tower was completed on 3 August 2013. It is now the second tallest tower in China and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Canton Tower Media
The tower under construction in November 2007.
View of the Pearl River from Canton Tower
Fireworks launched off the Canton Tower during the 2010 Asian Games opening ceremony.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Facts and visitor information on the Canton Tower in China >> The World Federation of Great Towers". Great-towers.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ↑ Canton Tower at CTBUH Skyscraper Database
- ↑ Canton Tower at Emporis
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Canton Tower". SkyscraperPage.
- ↑ Andrew Rosenberg (19 November 2010). "Canton Tower / Information Based Architecture". ArchDaily. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "Canton Tower | Arup". Arup.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ↑ "IBA – Information Based Architecture Mark Hemel + Barbara Kuit". Hemel.dircon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ↑ "Canton Tower 广州塔 – Guangzhou TV Tower". Gztvtower.info. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "Canton Tower official website". Cantontower.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "Guangzhou Tower, Guangzhou New TV Tower, Tower official website of Guangzhou :: GuangzhouTower.cc". Guangzhoutower.cc. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "揭秘广州塔 小蛮腰你知多少". Guangzhou daily. Retrieved 2016-01-11.[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-metre-high Canton Tower begins operations". Guangzhou Asian Games Organising 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.