It is the centre of telecommunications for Toronto serving over 16 Canadian television and FM radio stations, the workplace of over people throughout the year, and an internationally renowned tourism destination.
Although the CN Tower inspires a sense of pride and inspiration for Canadians and a sense of awe for foreign tourists, its origins are rooted in practicality. The s ushered in an unprecedented construction boom in Toronto transforming a skyline characterized by relatively low buildings into one dotted with skyscrapers. These buildings caused serious communications problems for existing transmission towers, which were simply not high enough to broadcast over the new buildings.
Signals bounced off the buildings creating poor television and radio reception for residents. With its microwave receptors at m 1, ft. The CN Tower was built in by Canadian National 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, workers who worked 24 hours a day, five days a week for 40 months to completion.
Tower construction crews moved in on February 6, , and started to remove over 56 metric tonnes of earth and shale for the foundation. In August , work began on the seven-story tower sphere that would eventually house the observation decks and revolving restaurant. The CN Tower approached completion in March , when Olga, the giant Sikorsky helicopter flew into the city to lift the 44 pieces of the antenna into place.
Since the CN Tower opened, Canadians and tourists from around the world have made the trip to Toronto to celebrate this marvel of engineering. Besides serving as a telecommunications hub, the CN Tower provides a wide range of unique attractions, exhibits and food and beverage venues. Over the years, millions of dollars has been invested in expanding and revitalizing the CN Tower to continue to provide visitors with a world class experience:.
In a base expansion project added 75, square feet of attractions and shopping at the Base of the Tower including a theatre and gift shop. For over three decades, the CN Tower continues to remain a critical telecommunications link adapting over the years to the incredible advances of the last decades by providing a cell site for wireless voice and data transmissions as well as for radio and television broadcasts.
Stretching out to the horizon, visibility can reach km. Lean back, look down, put your toes out, over Toronto! Are you ready to take it to the next level? At Restaurant , we celebrate fresh, we celebrate local, we celebrate sustainable. We celebrate any occasion with the best of Canadian cuisine. Enjoy a taste of Canadian fine dining with a view. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Instagram Youtube. Visit Tips:. In , Canadian National CN set out to build a tower that would solve the communications problems, serve as a world class entertainment destination, and achieve international recognition as the world's tallest tower.
The Tower's microwave receivers are located m 1, ft above the ground in the radome the donut-shaped collar at the base of SkyPod. The important VHF, UHF and television equipment intrinsic to the Tower's purpose as a broadcast transmission facility are located here.
Incoming signals are monitored and fed to the antenna for transmitting. Further up at m 1, ft is the centre of FM broadcasting in Toronto.
The transmission equipment, although powerful, is extremely sensitive. Its balloon-like shape results from inflating the skin to five times its normal size then maintaining constant pressure. When engineers started to plan the foundation of the CN Tower, they were breaking new ground in more ways than one.
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