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Also known as: Canadian National Tower
Built:
1972- 1976
Cost: CAN$63,000,000.00
Designed by: WZMH Architects
Type: Tower
Maximum height: 1815 feet / 553 meters
Location: 301 Front Street West
City: Toronto
State: Ontario
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his may or may not be the tallest building in the world. The problem lies in how you define "building." There's no doubt it's a huge tower, but there is a larger tower in the United States. And in response to the planned construction of some even larger towers in Asia, there is a move to add height to the {HumanName} Some do not consider it a true building since it was designed to be a television and radio antenna mast, and the tourist attractions and observation platform were afterthoughts. Others consider it to be a real building because the general public is welcome to visit, and it is enclosed concrete, rather than exposed steel. Either way, visiting is an unforgettable experience. If the view doesn't take your breath away, the see-through panels in the floor will. Even people who are confident on the ground think twice before walking across one of these reinforced transparent blocks. It's fun to just watch people deliberately walk around them, or jump to safer ground when they suddenly realize the only thing they see below their feet is the manicured gardens.
** The C.N. in the building's name stands for Canadian National Railway.
**The foundation is 22-feet thick.
**The tower leans about an inch because of the Earth's rotation.
**The tower is hollow.
**The horizontal bands are called "Friday Lines" because they mark where concrete pouring stopped for the weekend.
**The signatures of 20,000 people are on the antenna at the top.
**At the time of its completion, this was the world's tallest free standing tower.
**June, 2001 - The best known landmark in Canada is for sale. It's owned by Toronto's transit authority which is selling off a number of assets, including the tower. If you have CAN$26,000,000.00 it can be yours. But you can't change the name, and it doesn't come with the land next door. That property is being reserved in case Toronto gets the 2012 Olympics.
**December, 2003 - The building is sold to Canada Lands Corporation for US$35,000,000.
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