Canton Tower vs Messeturm Basel

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The Canton Tower (Chinese: ???), officially Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower (Chinese: ???????????), is a 604-meter (1,982 feet )-tall multipurpose monitoring tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou (alternatively romanized as Canton). The tower was topped out in 2009 and it became operational on 29 September 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games.

The tower briefly held the title of tallest tower in the world, replacing the CN Tower, before being surpassed by the Tokyo Skytree. It was the tallest structure in China prior to the topping out of the Shanghai Tower on 3 August 2013, and is now the second tallest tower and the fourth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.

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The Basler Messeturm (Basel Trade Fair Tower) is the third Largest building in Basel, Switzerland.

Completed in 2003, it has 32 floors and is 105 m (344 ft) tall. There is a bar on the top floor. The Ramada hotel chain operates a 200-room four-star hotel in the construction, which also includes offices.

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