Canton Tower

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Canton Tower is a landmark supertall observation and telecommunications tower in Guangzhou, China, known for its distinctive twisting design and panoramic city views.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
observation tower
skyscraper
telecommunications tower
alsoKnownAs Guangzhou Tower
antennaSpireHeight 604 m
architect Barbara Kuit
Mark Hemel
architecturalHeight 595.7 m
architectureFirm Information Based Architecture
buildingType observation
telecommunications
cityPanoramicViewOf Guangzhou
completionDate 2009
constructionStartDate 2005
coordinates 23.106°N 113.324°E
country China
elevatorCount 9
floorCount 37
formerName Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower
hasFeature LED lighting system
bubble tram
indoor observation decks
open-air skywalk
outdoor observation deck
twisting lattice structure
hasUse broadcasting
exhibition space
restaurant
tourism
height 604 m
lightingDesign LED color-changing façade
locatedIn Guangdong Province
Guangzhou
People's Republic of China
locatedInDistrict Haizhu District
locatedOn Pearl River
mainContractor China State Construction Engineering
material concrete
steel
nativeName 广州塔
nativeNameLanguage zh
observatoryHeight 488 m
openingDate 2010-09-29
owner Guangzhou New Television Tower Co., Ltd.
publicOpeningDate 2010-10-01
rankedAmong tallestTowersInTheWorld
status completed
structuralEngineer Arup
style neo-futurism
surpassedBy Tokyo Skytree
symbolOf Guangzhou
modern China
topFloorHeight 449.2 m
toppedOutDate 2009
touristAttraction major
wasWorldsTallestTowerFrom 2009
wasWorldsTallestTowerUntil 2011

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Canton Tower ("Guangzhou Tower")
alsoKnownAs
Canton Tower ("Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower")
formerName
Guangzhou
hasLandmark
Canton Tower ("广州塔")
nativeName

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