CN Tower, Canada, Architect, Engineer, Height, Date, Record, Project, Structure

CN Tower Toronto : Canadian Architecture Information

Toronto Skyscraper - Tall Building, North America



CN Tower

Date built: 1973-76

Designer: John Andrews Architects with WZMH Architects

Structural Engineer: NCK Engineering

Height: 553m high / 1,815 ft

History: Became tallest free-standing structure on land in the world in 1975, overtaking the Ostankino Tower. Record lost in Sep 2007 to Burj Dubai

Name: CN in the title came from Canadian National, the railway company that created the tower.

Function: Designed as a TV & Radio Communications tower



 




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