H1 Tower
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| H1 Tower | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of the H1 Tower area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Concrete tower |
| Location | Guangzhou, China |
| Coordinates | 23°01′13″N 113°17′11″E / 23.02034°N 113.28635°E |
| Completed | 2020 |
| Owner | Hitachi |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 273 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]
