The CN Tower

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CN Tower

The CN tower is the most popular attraction in all of Canada. This is the defining feature of the Toronto skyline. When traveling into Toronto, there is nothing that stands out more than this structure. Towering over everything else, it is a marvel of engineering and the limits that we can push construction to.

Standing at a towering height of 553.3m or 1,815ft and 5 inches, it is a monster among the other structures in the area. This structure sits in the heart of the city which lies right on the waterfront of Lake Ontario. Along with the SkyDome, and the Hockey Hall of Fame, the CN tower lies on Front Street. This street is the heart of the entertainment district, as well as the direct middle of the city. This makes it accessible extremely easily by car, by train, or from a boat coming across Lake Ontario. The addition of the Fast Ferry which provides non-stop travel from Rochester, NY to Toronto by boat adds to the tourism flowing into the province. This project was financed by the Canadian National who wanted to demonstrate the strength of the Canadian industry by building the highest self standing structure in the world.

The building of the CN tower was not just to have another huge building rising out of the ground and identifying a city. This tower actually had a very practical use in the city. In the early 1960’s there was a huge boom in the engineering construction in the Toronto area. This resulted in a number of buildings rising over hundreds of feet. In order to solve this problem, a tower was built to rise above all of these buildings and stop the problem with communications. With the microwave towers rising to over 338m, and the antenna rising to the top of the ...

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...quished ownership from 1997 to Jan 2004. The TrizecHahn Corporation took control over it in order to perform a 26 million dollar expansion for entertainment in 1998.

This cultural center of an entire country is one of the most awe-inspiring structures ever created. Created just for its purpose in helping Canadians get decent reception with radio and television, it has turned into something more. Without any doubt it is one of the most exciting tourist attractions in Canada, with the Niagara Falls the only other one coming close. Until you can take a trip up there, stand on the glass floor, and look down at over three hundred meters of air, you cannot fully realize the power and magnificence of this concrete giant.

Works Cited:

1: http://www.cntower.ca/information/l3_info_aboutus.htm#The%20Tower

2: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112537

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