Canton Tower
广州塔
The Canton Tower by night in November 2013
Former names	Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower
Record height
Tallest in the world from August 2009 to 2010[I]
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
Cost	CNY ¥ 2,803,635,000.00 (US$ 450,000,000.00)
Height
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)
Elevators	9
Design and construction
Architect	IBA: Mark Hemel & Barbara Kuit
Structural engineer	Arup
Website
www.cantontower.com/en/
References

The Canton Tower, or Guangzhou Tower (simplified Chinese: 广州塔; traditional Chinese: 廣州塔), officially the Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower (Chinese: 广州电视台天文及观光塔), is a 595.7 meters (1,954 ft)-tall multi-purpose observation tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The tower was finished in 2009 and it was first turned on 29 September 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games.