CN Tower

CN Tower

On a nice day the view from the A Sky Pod at the top of the CN Tower was 160 km.  Spread over an area of ​​/ 100 miles.  The tower also looks taller than the skyscrapers of downtown Toronto.  Since it was annexed in April 1975, it has become a prominent feature of the city's horizon.

• In the 960's, the Canadian National Railway Company was highly interested in telecommunications, but broadcasting in Toronto was becoming increasingly difficult.  As the new office buildings were erected in the city, signals from the existing towers for broadcasting continued to collide between the buildings.  Because of this, television viewers had to watch blurry pictures or often watch two channels at the same time.  In 1968, CN proposed the erection of a new tower that could solve this problem by removing the barriers of a forest of skyscrapers.  To achieve this purpose, the tower needed to be at least 300 meters / 984 feet high. 

• His masonry work began in February 1973 in three successive.  A hexagonal concrete shaft surrounded by projecting supports.  The concrete was poured into a large 'slipform' mold.  As the concrete hardened, the mold was sliding upwards.  The vertical lines hanging from this slipform ensured that the tower's growing structure was fully erect. Finally, at the top of the tower - the deck of observation.  Upstairs Restaurant, Broadcasting Center, Satellite Dish And the dazzling Sky Pod - 102 - meter / 335 ° steel flag was delivered in sections by a Sykeskoye SkyCrane helicopter

• The tower overlooks the CN Tower, and Toronto is a special attraction for visitors.  Throughout the day, six high-speed lures go up and down, reaching the level of the main deck in just a minute.  If you've encountered the view from the glass basement at the bottom of the lift, you can overcome your fear of re-height by looking between your legs on the glass deck of the main deck, or experience the strength of the wind by going out to the deck for observation, and the Niagara Falls.  Can.  Another lift will take you to the Sky Pod, the tallest man-made observatory in the world.  It was founded in 2007.  With a commuter-programmed LED system, the observatory shines with red and white colors of patriotism every evening, and it is lit with theme colors to celebrate special occasions and causes.

Interesting facts:

Average height 553.  33 m / 1, 815 ft 

Glass basement height 342 m / 1, 122 ft 

Sky Pod height 447 m / 1, 465 ft 360 

Restaurant height 351 m / 1, 151 ft;  

The restaurant completes one full cycle every 72 minutes.  

Step 2, 579 steps to the metal ladder up to the Sky Pod.