Canton Tower information

Canton Tower
Canton Tower
Simplified Chinese	广州塔
Traditional Chinese	廣州塔
Cantonese Yale	Gwóngjāu Taap
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngzhōu tǎ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gwóngjāu Taap
Jyutping	Gwong2 zau1 taap3
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
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngzhōu diànshìtái tiānwén jí guān'guāng tǎ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gwóngjāu Dihnsihtòih Tīnmán Kahp Gūngwōng Taap
Jyutping	Gwong2 zau1 din6 si6 toi4 tin1 man4 kap6 gun1 gwong1 taap3

Canton Tower
Canton Tower
广州塔
	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)
Height
Tip	604 m (1,982 ft)
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.cantontower.com
References

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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^ "Canton Tower, Guangzhou – SkyscraperPage.com".
^ "Canton Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
^ "Emporis building ID 220692". Emporis. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Canton Tower". SkyscraperPage.
^ 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 hemel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Canton Tower 广州塔 – Guangzhou TV Tower. Gztvtower.info. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
^ "Canton Tower official website". Cantontower.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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^ 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.

[great-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 7 March 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

[2] "Canton Tower – the Skyscraper Center".

[3] "Canton Tower, Guangzhou – SkyscraperPage.com".

[4] "Canton Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.

[emporis-5] "Emporis building ID 220692". Emporis. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.

[skyscraper-6] "Canton Tower". SkyscraperPage.

[archdaily-7] Andrew Rosenberg (19 November 2010). "Canton Tower / Information Based Architecture". ArchDaily. Retrieved 27 July 2011.

[arup-8] "Canton Tower | Arup". Arup.com. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

[hemel-9] Cite error: The named reference hemel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[gztv-10] Canton Tower 广州塔 – Guangzhou TV Tower. Gztvtower.info. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

[off-11] "Canton Tower official website". Cantontower.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

[cc-12] "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.

[dayoo-13] 揭秘广州塔小蛮腰你知多少. Guangzhou daily. Retrieved 11 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] "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.

[15] "The Canton Tower". Canton Tower. 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.

[16] "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.

[17] "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.

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