Canton Tower
Canton Tower, also known as Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, is a tower near Chigang Pagoda, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is one of the world’s most spectacular new buildings, which was topped-out in 2009 and became operational in 2010.
The tower is designed by Dutch Barbara couples. The designers' aim was to design a free-form tower with a rich and human-like identity that would represent Guangzhou as a dynamic and exciting city. They also wanted it would look as if ‘in movement’ and ‘alive’. The result is the tower, very slender and tall, that bears similarities with the figure of a female. Then it earned the nickname: ‘Tiny-waist’.
The interior of the tower is divided into several zones.
'A' zone begins from a climb tower hall on the second floor. There is an outdoor observation deck on this floor, which is the best place to watch the Guangzhou tower body
structure.
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multifunctional ’conference rooms, and it is suitable for parties and a big meeting.
‘B’ area is a 3d and 4d cinema. Between ‘C’ and ‘D’ zones is spider-man road, it is the world's longest spiral aerial ladder. There are 1096 steps, about one km, and each level has three pieces of transparent glass. Standing on it will be very unforgettable.
103 to 106 layers are dining rooms. There are two of the world's highest revolving restaurants. The food is very fresh and delicious. 107 and 108 layers have two sightseeing halls, which are cloud and starry sky themed respectively. Tourists can have a bird's-eye view of the beautiful scenery of both the Guangzhou New City and the Pearl River. It is amazing and exciting.
On the 450-meter-high rooftop of Canton Tower, there is the world’s highest
Ferris wheel. Visitors can take the world’s highest Ferris wheel to take the panoramic views of Guangzhou and feel as if the sky and clouds are at fingertips.
In a word, Canton tower is a large urban infrastructure with sightseeing tours, radio and television transmission, entertainment and urban window functions. It is a landmark building in Guangzhou.
