Photos courtesy of the CN Tower 14 • It’s <strong>Toronto</strong>
CN TOWER Why the CN Tower is <strong>Toronto</strong>’s Must-See Attraction By Candice G. Ball Not only is the CN Tower one of Canada’s most iconic landmarks, it is also an excellent starting point to experience <strong>Toronto</strong>. Standing 553.33 metres (1,815 feet, 5 inches) tall, the CN Tower offers a breathtaking, panoramic view of <strong>Toronto</strong>. “It’s a wonderful way for visitors, especially those visiting <strong>Toronto</strong> for the first time, to get an overview of the city,” said Lisa Tompkins, director of sales, marketing and communications at the CN Tower. “We often say to people, ‘Why not start your visit at CN Tower?’ You have a great overview of the city beneath you and you can plan your visit from that point.” Each year, more than 1.8 million people visit the architectural wonder, but it was originally constructed to be more than a tourist attraction. Built by Canadian National Railways in 1976, the CN Tower served as a telecommunications hub and still transmits signals. Today, all major broadcast AM and FM radio stations and wireless service providers use the CN Tower for transmission. Construction on the $63-million tower began on Feb. 6, 1973. More than 1,537 workers laboured around the clock, five days a week to build the CN Tower, completing the tower on Feb. 22, 1974, and the antenna on April 2, 1975. The Tower officially opened to the public on Oct. 1, 1976. On the Tower’s 40th birthday, it celebrated an illustrious history, including holding the Guinness World Record as world’s tallest tower for more than three decades. The Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, usurped the Tower’s title in 2010. But the CN Tower still has bragging rights with two other Guinness World Records for EdgeWalk, the world’s highest exterior walk on a building, and for the World’s Highest Wine Cellar. ONE TOWER, MANY VIEWS There are many ways to experience the CN Tower. If you choose a General Admission ticket, you will enjoy access to stunning views from two different observation levels. You will be able to take in <strong>Toronto</strong> from the LookOut level at 346 metres (1,136 feet) MAY/JUNE <strong>2017</strong> • 15
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