Canton Tower

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landmark observation tower skyscraper telecommunications tower

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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Statements (58)

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 →

Referenced by (4)

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