Canton Tower

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Canton Tower
广州塔
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The Canton Tower in June 2022
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Location within Guangdong
Former namesGuangzhou 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
TypeMixed use:
Restaurant, Observation, Telecommunications
Architectural style Structural expressionism
AddressYuejiang Road West/Yiyuan Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Coordinates 23°6′32″N113°19′8″E / 23.10889°N 113.31889°E / 23.10889; 113.31889
Groundbreakingc. 2005;19 years ago (2005)
Construction startedNovember 2005
Topped-outAugust 2009
Completed2010;14 years ago (2010)
Opening30 September 2010
Cost CNY ¥ 2,803,635,000.00
(US$450,000,000.00) [1]
Height
Tip602 m (1,975 ft) [2] [3]
Roof462.2 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 engineer Arup
Website
www.cantontower.com
References
[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [1] [13]

Construction history

Diagrams

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Comparison of the Canton Tower with the world's seven tallest towers

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Canton Tower
Simplified Chinese 广州塔
Traditional Chinese 廣州塔
Cantonese Yale Gwóngjāu Taap
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu tǎ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Gwóngjāu Taap
Jyutping Gwong2 zau1 taap3
Records
Preceded by World's tallest tower
2010–2012
Succeeded by