Canton Tower
| Canton Tower | |
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| 广州塔 | |
The Canton Tower by night in November 2013
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 Location within China
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| Former names | Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world from August 2009 to 2010 | |
| 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 |
| Town or city | Guangzhou |
| Country | China |
| Coordinates | 23°6′32″N 113°19′8″E / 23.10889°N 113.31889°ECoordinates: 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 | 595.7 m (1,954 ft) |
| 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) |
| Lifts/elevators | 9 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect |
IBA: Mark Hemel & Barbara Kuit |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Website | |
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| References | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州塔 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣州塔 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngzhōu tǎ | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngzhōu tǎ |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Gwong2 zau1 taap3 |
Canton Tower, or Guangzhou Tower (simplified Chinese: 广州塔; traditional Chinese: 廣州塔), formally Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower (Chinese: 广州电视台天文及观光塔), is a 595.7 metres (1,954 ft) tall multi-purpose observation tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton or Kwangchow), Guangdong, China. The tower was topped out in 2009 and it became operational on 29 September 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games. The tower briefly held the title of tallest tower in the world, replacing the CN Tower, before being surpassed by the Tokyo Skytree. It was the tallest structure in China prior to the topping out of Shanghai Tower on 3 August 2013. It is now the third tallest tower and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
There had been a long discussion about the naming of the Canton Tower since the commencement of its construction in 2005 after the groundbreaking ceremony. In September 2009, at the request of the tower's investor, Guangzhou Daily launched a contest for naming proposals. The contest attracted over 180,000 valid entries, among which "Haixin Tower" (Chinese: 海心塔; literally: "Tower in the Sea") was awarded the first prize. The name alluded to the city's historical setting as the start of the Maritime Silk Road and the tower's geographical proximity to Haixinsha Island. However, this name was considered obscure to people unfamiliar with the history of the city. Local residents continued to refer to the tower by various nicknames including "Slim Waist" (Chinese: 小蛮腰), "Twisted Firewood" (Chinese: 扭纹柴; a metaphor for "stubborn" in Cantonese) and "Yangdianfeng" (Chinese: 羊巅峰; literally: "Peak of the Ram City"; homophonic to "epilepsy" in colloquial Chinese).
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