Canada’s National Tower (commonly called CN Tower) was originally named the Canadian National Tower, situated at downtown Toronto, north shore of the Lake Ontario, standing at 533.33 meters (1,815 feet) tall and the world’s tallest free-standing structure.
The city’s buildings and structures were having problems of communications as the city was booming. It was built in 1976, taller than any other buildings in Toronto. On top of the tower is an antenna at 338 meters (1,109 feet) and that solved the TV and radio receptions of the city.
The base of the tower is looks like a tripod; though the main part of the tower is hollow that contains the staircase and the elevator and the dominant shape of the radome, where it stores the microwave receptors. The tower has four (4) observation decks, available to the pubic.
The first observation deck at 342 meters (1,122 feet) tall is the Glass Floor, has an area of twenty four (24) square meters, and the Outdoor Observation Deck. And at 346 meters (1,136 feet) are the Indoor Observation Deck and the Horizons Café. The third is the revolving restaurant, the 360 Restaurant, where the floor of the restaurant revolves every seventy two (72) minutes and you can enjoy the view of the city as it revolves. And the fourth deck is the Sky Pod at 447 meters (1,465 feet), it is the World's Highest Public Observation Deck.
There is also a movie motion theater ride features the ‘Himalazon’ and the documentary movie about the tower, ‘The Height of Excellence.’
Not only be amazed by the views of the city during day time but also be awed by the lights of the tower at night. The lights go up, from bottom to top each night after sunset. It is in honor of their national landmark, the CN Tower.
There is an annual lighting schedule that honors national holidays and events, seasons and other major events in the city. It showcases every hour the colors red and white, to honor Canada, though the lights are being programmed to change whenever there is an event to celebrate. Every spring the tower is not operational due to the migration of the birds; this is to prevent any collisions or distractions during migration that may harm them from the lights of the tower.
The CN Tower is open every day of the year except on Christmas Day or other days where the tower closes for other important functions. Tour hours is from 9:00 in the morning and 10:00 in the evening during Sundays to Thursdays, and opens 9:00 in the morning to 10:30 in the evening during Fridays and Saturdays, same with the observation areas.
The motion theater ride and the documentary movie open 10:00 in the morning to 9:00 in the evening on Sundays and Saturdays. And the Marketplace Retail Store, a souvenir shop, opens from 8:30 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening every Sundays to Thursdays and 8:30 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening of Fridays and Saturdays.
