Downtown Toronto
CN Tower Facts:
Building#112537
Cost: $63 million
Completed in 1976
Located at Front Street West
Zoned: Railway Lands
Entertainment District
Height: 553 m (1,815 feet)
Toronto's Telecommunications Tower
-The CN Tower has UHF, VHF, Microwave, TV and fixed mobile communications facilities.
-The tower is comprised of two main observation decks: the lower and larger SkyPod at 1,150 ft (351 m), and the higher but smaller Space Deck at 1,465 ft (447 m).
-The SkyPod consists of three levels: at 342 m (1,122 ft) is an outdoor observation deck and an indoor portion with a glass floor, at 346 m (1,136 ft.) is "Horizons Café" and another indoor observation deck, and at 351 m (1,150 ft) is a revolving restaurant named "360".
-The revolving restaurant makes a complete rotation once every 72 minutes.
-The Space Deck is the world's highest public observation deck.
-The initial proposal for the project consisted of 3 towers linked by elevated bridges.
-The tower consists of 40,522 cubic meters of concrete, 129 km of post-tensioned steel, and 5,080 metric tons of reinforcing steel. The tower is estimated to weigh 132,080 metric tons.
-The Concourse level houses the Maple Leaf Cinema, the Edge Arcade, and the 12,500 square foot Marketplace souvenir shop.
-The elevators travel at a speed of 20 ft (6 m) per second, reaching the Skypod in just under one minute (58 seconds).
-The world's tallest slip-form structure began cement pouring on February 12, 1973 and finished on April 2, 1975.
-The CN Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
-For all of its 553 meters, the shaft penetrates only 6 meters into a total 15 meter foundation.
-World's tallest self-supporting structure from April 2, 1975 when it overtook the Ostankino Tower until 2007 when it will be overtaken by Burj Dubai.
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Downtown Toronto
CN Tower Facts:
Building#112537
Cost: $63 million
Completed in 1976
Located at Front Street West
Zoned: Railway Lands
Entertainment District
Height: 553 m (1,815 feet)
Toronto's Telecommunications Tower
-The CN Tower has UHF, VHF, Microwave, TV and fixed mobile communications facilities.
-The tower is comprised of two main observation decks: the lower and larger SkyPod at 1,150 ft (351 m), and the higher but smaller Space Deck at 1,465 ft (447 m).
-The SkyPod consists of three levels: at 342 m (1,122 ft) is an outdoor observation deck and an indoor portion with a glass floor, at 346 m (1,136 ft.) is "Horizons Café" and another indoor observation deck, and at 351 m (1,150 ft) is a revolving restaurant named "360".
-The revolving restaurant makes a complete rotation once every 72 minutes.
-The Space Deck is the world's highest public observation deck.
-The initial proposal for the project consisted of 3 towers linked by elevated bridges.
-The tower consists of 40,522 cubic meters of concrete, 129 km of post-tensioned steel, and 5,080 metric tons of reinforcing steel. The tower is estimated to weigh 132,080 metric tons.
-The Concourse level houses the Maple Leaf Cinema, the Edge Arcade, and the 12,500 square foot Marketplace souvenir shop.
-The elevators travel at a speed of 20 ft (6 m) per second, reaching the Skypod in just under one minute (58 seconds).
-The world's tallest slip-form structure began cement pouring on February 12, 1973 and finished on April 2, 1975.
-The CN Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
-For all of its 553 meters, the shaft penetrates only 6 meters into a total 15 meter foundation.
-World's tallest self-supporting structure from April 2, 1975 when it overtook the Ostankino Tower until 2007 when it will be overtaken by Burj Dubai.
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