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How Does the CN Tower Measure Up

LA TOUR How does the CN measure up? TÓWER 553.33m (1815' 5") LIVE You're on the Air! Lightning Strikes the Tower 75 Times Per Year There are over 30 radio, television and wireless broadcasters Long copper strips run down the CN Tower to grounding rods buried below ground to prevent damage. transmitting from the CN Tower. In 1995, the CN Tower was classified as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. 260 MPH Winds The upper reaches of the CN Tower were built to withstand Canada's National Tower shares this designation with the Itaipu Dam on the Brazil/Paraguay border, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Panama Canal, the Chunnel under the English Channel, the North Sea Protection Works off the European coast, and the Empire State Building. winds up to 418 km/h (260 mph). Sailing anyone? Located within the restaurant at a height of 351 meters (1151 ft.), 360 The Restaurant at the CN Tower's Wine Cellar was presented with the official Guinness World Record for World's Highest Wine Cellar in November 2006. On April 2nd 1975 onlookers gazed up in amazement as a giant Erickson Air-crane Sikorsky helicopter placed the final piece of the CN Tower's antenna into place, officially making it the WORLD'S TALLEST TOWER, a record it would hold for an incredible 34 years. 335.28m (1100') From The Observation Decks- -360 The Restaurant On a clear day, visitors to the Look Out Level can see over 160 km (100 miles) -- that's all the way to Niagara Falls and across Lake Ontario to New York State. The Glass The restaurant makes a complete rotation every 72 minutes giving diners a changing view of Toronto more than 351m (1,151 feet) below. Floor Level has a thrilling view 1,122 ft (342m) straight down to the ground. She's Heavy 2011 marks the 35th Anniversary At 130,000 tons (117,910 metric tonnes), the CN Tower weighs as much as: since the completion in 1976. 433 11,000 City Transit Busses AV: Boeing 747's VGoing Up! ागमुन %24 Six glass-faced elevators travel at 22 km/hour (15 miles/hour) to reach the Look Out Level in 58 seconds. Hollow Hexagonal Core The CN Tower has a hollow 365.8m (1200 feet) hexagonal core providing stability and flexibility to the full height of the CN Tower. 40,524m (53,000yd') Cement used in construction. The CN Tower was built at an original cost of $63 million CAD If you BUILD IT! The CN Tower was built in 1976 by Canadian National Railways who wanted to demonstrate the strength of Canadian industry by building a tower taller than any other in the world. Building the CN Tower was a vast and ambitious project that involved 1,537 workers 5 days a week 24 hours a day 40 months 128.75km (80 Miles) of post tensioned steel used. 1776 steps to the Glass Floor Level 2579 steps to the Sky Pod Sources: http://www.terrifictoronto.com/cntower-stats.asp http://wikianswers com/Q/Haw_much_does aboeing747 weigh http://ansivers.yahoo.com/question/index?gid-20080327054031AAUGP90 http://gocanada.about.com/od/canadiancities 1/qt/15factoontower htm http://www.cntower.ca/about_us/architecture/world wonders

How Does the CN Tower Measure Up

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