This Day, That Year – June 26

This day in history we feature CN Tower. A concrete communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada was opened on this day in 1976.

Trivia – CN Tower

The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-high is built on the former Railway Lands. Its name “CN” 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 the government’s real estate portfolio.

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The CN Tower held the record for the world’s tallest free-standing structure for 32 years, from 1975 until 2007, when it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa, and was the world’s tallest tower until 2009 when it was surpassed by the Canton Tower. It is currently the tenth-tallest free-standing structure in the world and remains the tallest free-standing structure on land in the Western Hemisphere. In 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers. It is a signature icon of Toronto’s skyline and attracts more than two million international visitors annually. It houses several observation decks, a revolving restaurant at some 350 metres (1,150 ft), and an entertainment complex. Guinness World Records has called the CN Tower “the world’s tallest self-supporting tower” and “the world’s tallest free-standing tower”. On September 12, 2007, Burj Khalifa, which is a hotel, residential and commercial building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, passed the CN Tower’s 553.33-m eight. The CN Tower held the record of the tallest freestanding structure on land for over 30 years. The CN Tower has been featured in numerous films, television shows, music recording covers, and video games. The tower also has its own official mascot, which resembles the tower itself.

Source – Wikipedia