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CTAO (Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory) will be the world’s first gamma-ray observatory with majority of observation time in the first 10 years driven by open proposals. Designed to operate for 30 years, with two sites, the Northern site at the Observatorio Roque de los Muchachos and the Southern site at the ESO Observatorio Paranal, CTAO will cover the entire sky with unprecedented sensitivity. Currently under construction, the acceptance of the first telescopes for CTAO is expected in the upcoming years with early Science from intermediate configuration to follow. Surpassing current Cherenkov telescope arrays, the intermediate configuration will produce groundbreaking science results. The early science program of the CTAO will place a strong emphasis on time-domain, multi-messenger and multi-wavelength astronomy. This contribution will provide an update on the status of the CTAO construction project, with a focus on the scientific capabilities of the first intermediate array configurations.
