Canton Tower facts for kids
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广州塔
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The Canton Tower by night in November 2013
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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 |
| 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 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州塔 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州塔 | ||||||||||
| Jyutping | Gwong2 zau1 taap3 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngzhōu tǎ | ||||||||||
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The Canton Tower, also called the Guangzhou Tower (simplified Chinese: 广州塔; traditional Chinese: 廣州塔), is a super tall building in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Its official name is the Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower. This amazing tower is used for many things. It has a restaurant, an observation deck where you can see far and wide, and it sends out TV and radio signals.
The Canton Tower stands at about 595.7 meters (1,954 feet) tall. It was finished in 2009 and officially opened on September 30, 2010. It was lit up for the first time on September 29, 2010. This was just before the 2010 Asian Games were held in Guangzhou.
For a short time, the Canton Tower was the tallest tower in the world! It took this title from the CN Tower in Canada. Later, the Tokyo Skytree became even taller. The Canton Tower was also the tallest building in China until the Shanghai Tower was finished in 2013. Today, it is the second tallest tower in China. It is also the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Images for kids
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View of Pearl River From Canton Tower
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The Canton Tower during the 2010 Asian Games opening ceremony in November 2010.
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Red fireworks coming out from the Canton Tower during the 2010 Asian Games
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The Canton Tower after it was built in March 2011.
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A diagram showing the world's tallest buildings and structures with places for people to look out from.
See also
In Spanish: Torre de telecomunicaciones de Cantón para niños
