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H1 Tower

Coordinates: 23°01′13″N 113°17′11″E / 23.02034°N 113.28635°E / 23.02034; 113.28635
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H1 Tower
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeConcrete tower
Town or cityGuangzhou
CountryChina
Coordinates23°01′13″N 113°17′11″E / 23.02034°N 113.28635°E / 23.02034; 113.28635
Completed2020
OwnerHitachi
Height
Architectural273 m (896 ft)

The H1 Tower is an elevator testing tower in Guangzhou, China, owned by Hitachi. At 273.8 m (898 ft) it is the tallest elevator testing tower in the world. Including the 15 m (49 ft) deep basement, the overall height of the tower measures 288.8 m (948 ft).[1][2]

The structure includes 15 elevator test shafts, totaling 2.2 km (1.4 mi) in length. The longest continuous shaft in the tower is over 250 m (820 ft) long.[2]

H1 Tower supplements Hitachi's 213.5 m (700 ft) tall G1 Tower in Japan, which was completed in 2010.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "近300米!全球最高电梯试验塔在广州落成!_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  2. ^ a b c "Hitachi Completes Construction of the H1 TOWER, One of the World's Tallest Elevator Test Towers, at its R&D and Manufacturing Facility in Guangzhou, China" (PDF). Hitachi. 2020-01-16.