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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Label Occurrences
Canton Tower canonical 13
Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower 2
Canton Tower observation decks 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
observation tower
skyscraper
telecommunications tower
alsoKnownAs Canton Tower
surface form: 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 Canton Tower self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
China
surface form: People's Republic of China
locatedInDistrict Haizhu District
locatedOn Pearl River
mainContractor China State Construction Engineering Corporation
surface form: China State Construction Engineering
material concrete
steel
nativeName Canton Tower self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Ove Arup & Partners
surface form: 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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Guangzhou hasLandmark Canton Tower
Canton Tower formerName Canton Tower self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower
Canton Tower alsoKnownAs Canton Tower
this entity surface form: Guangzhou Tower
Canton Tower nativeName Canton Tower self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 广州塔
Mark Hemel notableWork Canton Tower
Mark Hemel coDesignerOf Canton Tower
Mark Hemel designed Canton Tower
Mark Hemel hasNotableRecognitionFor Canton Tower
Information Based Architecture notableWork Canton Tower
this entity surface form: Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower
Guangzhou New Television Tower Co., Ltd. operates Canton Tower
this entity surface form: Canton Tower observation decks
Barbara Kuit designed Canton Tower
Barbara Kuit coDesignerOf Canton Tower
Barbara Kuit notableWork Canton Tower
Canton, China notableLandmark Canton Tower