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Cn Tower
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So, Why Build A Tower In The First Place?
During Toronto's building boom in the early 70's, a serious problem was developing. People were experiencing poor quality television. The pre-skyscraper transmission towers of Toronto stations were simply not high enough anymore.As office buildings were rea ....
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.... (53,000 cubic yards)
Reinforcing steel: 4,535 metric tonnes (5,000 tons)
Structural steel: 544.2 metric tonnes (600 tons)
Number of elevators: 6 (including 2 which officially opened March 20, 1997)
Speed of elevators: 6 metres/second (20 feet/second)
Slow speed of elevators (in high winds): 1.5 metres/second (5 feet/second)
Attendance: about 1.8 million per year
Total staff (off season): approximately 400
Total staff (peak season): approximately 550
Maximum sway in 190 km/h wi.... |
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