CN Tower is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the tallest free-standing structure in the Americas and even a landmark of Toronto, which attracts millions of tourists every year. The CN Tower is even visible from the shore of Lake Ontario, which lies 48 km towards south. Such is the precision achieved in the construction that over the height of the tower, it varies from true vertical accuracy by only 29 millimeters (1.1 in). Moreover, though the Tower contains a restaurant, a gift shop and multiple observation levels, it does not have consistent floors from the ground. Due to this, it is not considered a building by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Emporis, or any other architectural authorities. For some more interesting and fun facts about CN Tower, read on.
Interesting and Fun Facts About CN Tower
- The CN Tower is a communications and tourist tower.
- The altitude of CN Tower is 553.33 m.
- While still under construction, it became the tallest free-standing structure in the world in 1975.
- The building held the record for 31 years till in 2007 it was surpassed by Burj Dubai, which is still under construction.
- CN originally referred to Canadian National Tower but is now known as Canada's National Tower.
- In 1995, the CN Tower was declared as one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- CN Tower also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.
- The construction of CN Tower began on February 6, 1973.
- For the foundation, 56,000 tons of dirt and shale were removed to a depth of 15 meters (49.2 ft) in the centre.
- The base of the Tower comprises of 7,000 cubic meters of concrete with 450 tons of rebar and 36 tons of steel cable.
- The Tower was opened for public on June 26, 1976.
- The construction cost of the Tower was approximately CDN$63 million, which was repaid in fifteen years.
- The main portion of The Tower is a hollow concrete hexagonal pillar, containing six elevators.
- Above the pillar there is a 102 m metal broadcast antenna, which is used for carrying TV and radio signals.
- The tourist areas comprise of the main deck level and the higher Sky Pod.
- The main deck level consists of seven stories, some of which are open to public.
- A revolving restaurant, the 360 Restaurant is located at 351 meters (1,151.6 ft). It completes a full rotation once in every 72 minutes.
- The Sky Pod is the second highest public observation deck in the world.
- A metal staircase reaches the main deck level after 1,776 steps and the Sky Pod 100 meters above after 2,579 steps. It is the tallest metal staircase on Earth.
