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Canton Tower

Tiny Waist by Pearl River

Canton Tower is located close to the south bank of the Pearl River and is 600 meters high, which was once the tallest building in the world when it was completed in 2010. The tower is equipped with an observation deck, a Ferris wheel, a revolving restaurant, and other facilities.

The Canton Tower, completed in 2010, was once the tallest building in the world, with a total height of 600 meters, of which the main body of the tower is 450 meters high and the antenna mast is 150 meters high. It is adjacent to the south bank of the Pearl River, located on the New City Axis of Guangzhou, with the Guangzhou Opera House, Haixinsha Islan, Guangdong Museum, and other buildings across the river, its superior geographical location makes it very popular for visitors, and now the Canton Tower has become the Landmark of Modern Guangzhou City.

The Canton Tower is made of Steel Mash Frame Structures, and the 24 main steel pillars rise at certain angles, forming a shape of wide at the top and bottom and thin in the middle, which is why Chinese people have given it a nickname, The Pretty Waist.

At the top of the tower, 488 meters above ground, there is an outdoor viewing platform, which is the best place to Overlook Guangzhou City and the Pearl River, and was also certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s highest outdoor viewing platform in 2013. The tower also features an elevation 460m High Ferris wheel, an indoor sightseeing hall, a 4D cinema, and the highest revolving restaurant in Guangzhou, which makes Canton Tower a modern commercial center that combines sightseeing, entertainment, dining, and shopping.

Manywhere Trivia:
“Canton” is the Cantonese transliteration of the Mandarin word “Guangdong”, meaning “Capital City of Guangdong Province”, which is, of course, the city of Guangzhou.