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Description: The CN Tower, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the world's tallest freestanding structure on land, standing ... more

CN Tower ... 553.33 meters (1,815 ft 5 in) tall. It is considered the signature icon of the city, attracting more than two million international visitors annually. Guinness World Records has listed the CN Tower as the world's tallest building since its completion in 1976. From a technical perspective, however, it is not considered a building by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, which ranks tall buildings. 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, the CN Tower was transferred to the Canada Lands Company (CLC), a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development. Since local residents wished to retain the name CN Tower, the abbreviation is now said to expand to Canada's National Tower rather than the original Canadian National Tower; however, neither of these is commonly used.

Newest Review: ... of friends, and while we were up there, we spoke to another couple who were down by the waterfront. We managed to work out where they were, and one of them ran around like an idiot so we could spot them. It was surreal! Coming back down was very similar to going up. Ears went, and it was very quick. We all enjoyed it immensely, and managed to resist the temptation to buy loads of things from ... more

... the inevitable gift shop that the lift brings you out into. We had a great experience visiting the CN Tower. next time we go, we may even have lunch up there. Highly recommended!...more

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CN Tower: Up on Toronto's roof (654 words)
by - written on 20/10/09 (Very useful, 29 readings)
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Our recent trip to Canada started and ended in Toronto, and with just over a day to kill before the flight brought us back to good old Blighty, there were a couple of things we really wanted to do. One of these was to travel up to the top of what was once the world's tallest free standing structure, the CN Tower. To be honest, the Tower, which sits a few blocks away from the shoreline of Lake Ontario, is not the most accessible place if you approach it from the north. You arrive with too many stairs and bridges to negotiate, and if you don't enter the building at the right point, you can get lost. However, once you do get inside, it's quite simple. ... Read the complete review

The CN Tower (2527 words)
by - written on 13/08/09 (Very useful, 80 readings)
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So this next review is about my experience in the CN tower, when I visited Toronto Canada. I had visited a number of big attraction sights in Toronto, but this was one of the one's that a enjoyed extremely. It was fun, exciting, bold and out of this world, it was a plus that I wasn't afraid of heights, so for anyone who does suffer from vertigo, it might be a challenge to visit this place. I had been to Toronto once before, however I was only 8 and thus didn't have the chance to visit the CNN tower only views it from outside. I promised myself that I would come back one day to visit this attraction, only took me over a decade to come back, but it was highly worth the ... Read the complete review

CN Tower: Have you CN the Tower? (1262 words)
by - written on 01/07/09 (Very useful, 66 readings)
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Today is Canada Day and in honour of Canada's birthday I thought I would write a review about the CN Tower (Canadian National is what CN stands for) which is the defining feature of the Toronto skyline. Set next to Lake Ontario the CN Tower is an iconic Canadian image and a building for the record books. Finished in 1975 the CN Tower is the World's Tallest Free Standing Structure at just over 553 metres. According to its website (http://www.cntower.ca/) the CN Tower also holds the following records: * World's highest public observation gallery * Sky Pod at 447 m (1,465 ft.) * World's highest bar - Horizons at 346 metres (1,136 ft.) * ... Read the complete review

CN Tower - Toronto, Ontario (305 words)
by - written on 30/09/08 (Very useful, 120 readings)
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The CN Tower, in Toronto, Canada, is the second highest free-standing structure on land in all the world (surpassed only by the Burj Dubai). At 1815.39 feet tall, it is a commanding part of the downtown Toronto skyline, and a must for any visitor to the city. I was lucky enough to eat in the 360 Restaurant, located at 1151.6 feet. The menu is varied, offering a fixed price meal (appetiser, main and dessert for $58 or $65) and a varied lunch and dinner menu. A standard three course lunch meal will cost you at least $75 dollars during the week, the food is good and the service brilliant. Add to that the amazing views of Toronto that you get as you eat, and all ... Read the complete review

CN Tower: A Rotating Restaurant at 1150 ft - What a cool idea! (363 words)
by - written on 13/08/08 (Very useful, 149 readings)
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We visited Toronto last year and as we were told that any visit wasn't complete without a trip up the CN Tower, we decided to venture up it (that is all of us apart from my mother who is terrified not only of heights, but also of lifts - so she waited for us at the bottom!). There were several choices of tickets and as we had travelled over 3000 miles to get there we decided to go for the Observation Deck /Glass Floor plus the 'Skypod' option which was around $25 per person. You get straight into the lift which is super fast and takes you to the Glass Floor and outdoor Observation Deck. The Glass Floor is quite simply a glass floor (toughened thick ... Read the complete review