New Tallest Tower to be built

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BEIJING, (AFP) - The southern Chinese boomtown of Guangzhou plans to put itself in the record books by building the tallest tower in the world, with work set to begin next month, officials involved in the project said.

The Guangzhou TV Tower, which is expected to soar between 580-600 metres (1,914-1,980 feet) above ground, would surpass the current record holder, the 553-metre CN Tower in Toronto, built in 1976.

Located on the banks of the Pearl River, the new TV tower will occupy 84,880 square metres in the city's premier business district of Tianhe.

Thirteen domestic and overseas companies have been bidding for the right to design the landmark structure in Guangdong province with the shortlist now down to three.

Huang Jiatian, deputy director at the Headquarters for the Construction of the Guangzhou New TV Tower, said the companies were ARUP Qualification of Britain, Architecture Studio of France and Leon Wohl Hage Wernik of Germany.

"We haven't decided on the design of the tower yet so the project may be delayed a bit but we expect the project to be open to tourists by 2008," he told AFP.

"The TV tower will be a symbol of Guangzhou, a tourist attraction combining cultural and entertainment facilities," said Huang.

The reason for the height was primarily related to the television transmitter, he added.

An official surnamed Luo from the Construction Committee of Guangzhou said around 200 families would have to be moved to make way for the project.

"Relocation work has already begun and the building work will begin at the beginning of December," he told AFP.

According to the China Daily, the project will cost more than 1.5 billion yuan (180 million dollars).

The tower will include sky gardens, bars and other tourist facilities and be illuminated at night.

Guangzhou's old TV Tower will be demolished with the Guangdong provincial TV stations moving into the new building.

"It will help further raise Guangzhou's standing at home and abroad and help promote the city's tourism in the years to come," Chen Wangqiang, from the Guangzhou Association of Architecture, told China Daily.

TV towers have often become architectural symbols and tourist attractions in many cities around the world, including one in another Chinese city, Shanghai.

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[mccordia 73]

Hmm...add 500 feet or more and a verrrry long bridge to clear the sides and we can start to teach regular staticline courses from these buildings

JC
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add 500 feet or more

huh you want to add 500+ ft to a

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580-600 metres (1,914-1,980 feet)

tower to SL off THATs humor

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Stefan Faber

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huh you want to add 500+ ft to a

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580-600 meters (1,914-1,980 feet)
tower to SL off THATs humor
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Most of us would be happy as a pig in shit ......
To get a 300 meter Antenna with a elevator.

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Yep, it is funny, because mr. Cordia does not jump base

Ronald Overdijk

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Most of us would be happy as a pig in shit ......
To get a 300 meter Antenna with a elevator.

you guys are spoiled
by the way i were thinking if any of thouse 1500+ft A´s in US only has exit points on the top or if they could be jumped LOW aswell,could be way fun

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Stefan Faber

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...A´s in US...

They can pretty much be exited anywhere. You just climb through the structure and go when you want.

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hmm perhaps as im used that thouse really big baskets arround each(aprox 200ft) you dont want to hit,plus theyr easy to exit from....

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Stefan Faber