The pink lover’s mat inspired by the iconic Canton Tower in Guangdong, China π
At 604m (1982ft), the Canton Tower is now the second tallest tower and the fourth-tallest freestanding structure in the world. Read this interesting excerpt:
Mark Hemel, the IBA architect that together with his partner Barbara Kuit designed the Guangzhou TV tower, comments, β³Where most skyscrapers bear β²maleβ² features; being introvert, strong, straight, rectangular, and based on repetition, we wanted to create a β²femaleβ² tower being complex, transparent, curvy and gracious.” “Our 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. We therefore wanted it to be non-symmetrical so that the building would look as if β²in movementβ² and β²aliveβ². The result is a tower like a β²sexy femaleβ², the very reason that earned her the nickname: β²Xiao Man Yaoβ², which means ‘young girl with tight waist’.”
Join a nighttime cruise along the Zhujiang river for a spectacular view of the tower, then take the lift up to the observation deck for a stunning view of the the city.
Visit the Canton Tower website (or Google Translate link)
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