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Technical Data
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| Height (struct.) |
553 m |
1,815 ft |
| Height (obs. floor) |
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| Height (obs. deck) |
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| Construction start |
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| Construction end |
1976 |
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Building in General
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| Type of construction |
telecommunications tower |
| Architectural style |
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| Status |
existing [completed] |
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Otis was responsible for the glass-enclosed observation elevators. |
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The CN Tower has UHF, VHF, Microwave, TV and fixed mobile communications facilities. |
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Construction of the CN Tower cost CAD$63 million. |
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The precise height of the tower is 1,815 feet and 5 inches. |
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The tower is comprised of two main observation decks: the lower and larger SkyPod at 1,150 ft (351 m), and the higher but smaller Space Deck at 1,465 ft (447 m). |
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The SkyPod consists of three levels: at 342 m (1,122 ft) is an outdoor observation deck and an indoor portion with a glass floor, at 346 m (1,136 ft.) is "Horizons Café" and another indoor observation deck, and at 351 m (1,150 ft) is a revolving restaurant named "360". |
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The revolving restaurant makes a complete rotation once every 72 minutes. |
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The Space Deck is the world's highest public observation deck. |
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The initial proposal for the project consisted of 3 towers linked by elevated bridges. |
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The tower consists of 40,522 cubic meters of concrete, 129 km of post-tensioned steel, and 5,080 metric tons of reinforcing steel. The tower is estimated to weigh 132,080 metric tons. |
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The Concourse level houses the Maple Leaf Cinema, the Edge Arcade, and the 12,500 square foot Marketplace souvenir shop. |
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The elevators travel at a speed of 20 ft (6 m) per second, reaching the Skypod in just under one minute (58 seconds). |
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The world's tallest slip-form structure began cement pouring on February 12, 1973 and finished on April 2, 1975. |
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The CN Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. |
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For all of its 553 meters, the shaft penetrates only 6 meters into a total 15 meter foundation. |
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World's tallest self-supporting structure from April 2, 1975 when it overtook the Ostankino Tower until 2007 when it will be overtaken by Burj Dubai. |
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