Top Five Canadian Landmarks
CN Tower

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At over 1,800 feet tall, the CN Tower was the tallest free-standing building for over 30 years. Opening in 1976 at a $75 million price tag, the Tower was meant to be a headquarters for local radio and TV signals. This was because stations were having problems transmitting during Toronto's skyscraper construction binge of the '70s.

CN no longer owns the tower, but with more than two million visitors each year, the Tower is a symbol of its city. TV and radio stations still use it today, but tourists flock up the elevators to the SkyPod, the world's largest observation deck, for a knockout view. It's also popular with lightning, which strikes the Tower upward of 50 times each year. Although Dubai's gargantuan Burj Dubai is now the tallest free-standing building, the CN Tower remains an instant symbol of Toronto and Canada in the same breath. ( Edited by wesm12)

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