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Canton Tower

Canton television and tourism tower
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Canton Tower

Summary

Canton Tower is an observation tower[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of observation_tower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canton Tower is located in Chigang Subdistrict[3].
  • Canton Tower is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • Canton Tower's image is recorded as 广州塔Scenery in Guangzhou, China - panoramio (9).jpg[5].
  • Canton Tower's instance of is recorded as observation tower[6].
  • Canton Tower's instance of is recorded as television tower[7].
  • Canton Tower's instance of is recorded as hyperboloid structure[8].
  • Canton Tower's architect is recorded as Information Based Architecture[9].
  • Canton Tower's architectural style is recorded as high-tech architecture[10].
  • Canton Tower's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 295653023[11].
  • Canton Tower's GND ID is recorded as 1031159703[12].
  • Canton Tower's Commons category is recorded as Canton Tower[13].
  • Canton Tower's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20019555[14].
  • Canton Tower's Emporis building ID is recorded as 220692[15].
  • +2010-09-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Canton Tower[16].
  • Canton Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.1092, 'lon': 113.31914722222}[17].
  • Canton Tower's structural engineer is recorded as Arup[18].
  • Canton Tower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bm05t[19].
  • Canton Tower's official website is recorded as https://www.cantontower.com/[20].
  • Canton Tower's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+37'}[21].
  • Canton Tower's floors below ground is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[22].
  • Canton Tower's number of elevators is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[23].
  • Canton Tower's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 9385[24].
  • Canton Tower's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Canton-Tower[25].
  • Canton Tower's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8030259[26].
  • Canton Tower's date of official opening is recorded as +2010-09-30T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Geography

Canton Tower is in the country of People's Republic of China[4]. It is located in Chigang Subdistrict[3].

Physical Characteristics

Canton Tower's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+133300'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+604'}[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include observation tower[6], television tower[7], and hyperboloid structure[8].

History and Context

+2010-09-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Canton Tower[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Canton Tower include it station[30], a metro station[31], in People's Republic of China[32], founded in 2005[33].

Why It Matters

Canton Tower ranks in the top 5% of observation_tower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include it station[30], a metro station[31], in People's Republic of China[32], founded in 2005[33].

Related Entities

Arup People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Emporis Building Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved . skyscrapercenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Structural engineer → Arup
    Floors above ground → {'amount': '+37'}
    Number of elevators → {'amount': '+6'}
    Architect → Information Based Architecture
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "CantonTower::6mwph"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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