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The CN Tower (French: Tour CN) is a 553.3 m-high (1,815.3 ft) communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [3] [8] Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. Its name "CN" referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower
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The CN Tower is an 111-metre-tall (364 ft), 26-storey office building in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.The building was built by the Canadian National Railway Company as Edmonton's first skyscraper, and at its completion in 1966 was the tallest building in Western Canada. [1]
This period saw the construction of Canada's three tallest buildings and six of its top ten (at the time). When topped off in 1967, the TD Bank Tower was the 14th tallest building in the world. The TD Tower would soon be followed by Commerce Court West, the 14th tallest building in the world at the time of its completion in 1972.
Festival Tower C: Vaughan: 178 m (584 ft) 2024 28 88 Queen Street East - South Tower: Toronto: 177 m (581 ft) 2024 29 VuPoint Tower 1: Pickering: 172 m (564 ft) 2025 30= 3600 Hurontario Street: Mississauga: 171 m (561 ft) 2026 30= Avia 1: Mississauga: 171 m (561 ft) 2024 32 Oro at Edge Towers: Mississauga: 170 m (558 ft) 2026 33 Tour des ...
Its name "CN" originally referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower. Following the railway's decision to divest non-core freight railway assets, prior to the company's privatization in 1995, it transferred the tower to the Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development.
As a major centre for the CNR, Edmonton became one of the most important rail hubs in Canada. In 1928, a new station was opened at 100 Street and 104 Avenue, and was expanded in 1948. In 1964, it was demolished to make way for Edmonton's first skyscraper, the Canadian National Tower.
The Rogers Centre's field arranged for Canadian football with some seats in the 500 Level closed off and replaced with large banners. Rogers Centre hosted Canadian football from opening in 1989 to 2015, as the Argonauts moved to BMO Field in 2016. In November 2007, it hosted the 95th Grey Cup, its first since 1992 and third all-time. It was the ...