In New York, they have the Statue of Liberty. In Paris, they have the Eiffel Tower. And in Toronto, it's the CN Tower that acts as the city's identifying landmark. It's categorized as an communications and observations tower, and stands to a height of 553.5 metres. It held the crown as the world's tallest free standing structure on land for 31 years, since 1975, but lost to the Burj Khalifa in 2007. According to the Guiness Book of records the CN tower still remains the tallest tower, but the Chinese have grabbed that with the Guangzhou TV and sightseeing tower.
The tower was built by Canadian National railway company, to have a large communications platform, and as well as to show their engineering prowess. Before the company was privatized it was transferred over to Canada Lands Company. In 1995 it was classified as one of the seven wonders of the modern world by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
And the view from the top is awesome...
There are two levels you can view from. The lookout levels is 346m high and the Skypod is 447m high.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The View from the Top
Musings of Azrael at 7:49 PM
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3 comments:
woooooow! :O amazing views! and such clear skies... love the airport on an island. :)
I was too chicken to stand on the glass! ^^ I love the views you've captured!
Thanks guys.
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