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-meter (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.[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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facts and visitor information on the Canton Tower in China >> The World Federation of Great TowersGreat-towers.com. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ↑ Canton Tower at CTBUH Skyscraper Database
- ↑ Canton Tower at Emporis
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Canton Tower. SkyscraperPage.
- ↑ Andrew Rosenberg. Canton Tower / Information Based Architecture. ArchDaily (19 November 2010). Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ Canton Tower | ArupArup.com. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ↑ IBA – Information Based Architecture Mark Hemel + Barbara KuitHemel.dircon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ↑ Canton Tower 广州塔 – Guangzhou TV TowerGztvtower.info. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ Canton Tower official websiteCantontower.com. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ Guangzhou Tower, Guangzhou New TV Tower, Tower official website of Guangzhou :: GuangzhouTower.ccGuangzhoutower.cc. 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 (30 September 2010)The People's Government of Guangzhou Municipality. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ The Canton Tower (2010)Canton Tower. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ 600-metre-high Canton Tower begins operations (2 October 2010)Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑
Canton Tower Media
The mascot of the Canton Tower, Xiaomanyao (Chinese: 小蛮腰; literally "Slim Waist"), was named after the nickname of the tower.
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.
List of tallest towers in the world (2011)Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Retrieved 27 July 2011.
