Canton Tower

Canton Tower
广州塔
The Canton Tower by night in November 2013
Map
Former namesGuangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower
Record height
Tallest in the world from August 2009 to 2010[I]
Preceded byCN Tower
Surpassed byBurj Khalifa
General information
StatusComplete
TypeMixed use:
Restaurant, Observation, Telecommunications
AddressYuejiang Road West/Yiyuan Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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
Tip595.1 m (1,952 ft)
Roof462.1 m (1,516 ft)
Technical details
Floor count37
2 basement floors
Floor area114,054 m2 (1,227,700 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators9
Design and construction
ArchitectIBA:
Mark Hemel & Barbara Kuit
Structural engineerArup
Website
www.cantontower.com/en/
References
[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][1][11]
Canton Tower
Simplified Chinese广州塔
Traditional Chinese廣州塔
JyutpingGwong2 zau1 taap3
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngzhōu tǎ

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]

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. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Canton Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  3. ↑ Canton Tower at Emporis
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Canton Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  5. ↑ Andrew Rosenberg (19 November 2010). "Canton Tower / Information Based Architecture". ArchDaily. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Canton Tower | Arup". Arup.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  7. ↑ "IBA – Information Based Architecture Mark Hemel + Barbara Kuit". Hemel.dircon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  8. ↑ "Canton Tower 广州塔 – Guangzhou TV Tower". Gztvtower.info. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  9. ↑ "Canton Tower official website". Cantontower.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "揭秘广州塔 小蛮腰你知多少". Guangzhou daily. Retrieved 2016-01-11.[permanent dead link]
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "The Canton Tower". Canton Tower. 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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.