Tapered Tower with Observation Pod The CN Tower is a 553.3 meter communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, built on the former Railway Lands and completed in 1976. Its name refers to Canadian National, the railway company that built it; after the railway divested its non-core freight assets ahead of privatization in 1995, ownership passed to the Canada Lands Company, the federal Crown corporation that manages the government's real estate portfolio.
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Is the CN Tower still the tallest tower in the world?
It lost the free-standing record in 2007 and the tallest tower title in 2009.
No. The CN Tower held the record for the world's tallest free-standing structure for 32 years, from 1975 until 2007, when the Burj Khalifa surpassed it. It remained the world's tallest tower until 2009, when the Canton Tower surpassed it.
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The CN Tower is a 553.3-metre-high (1,815.3 ft) communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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WikipediaLead paragraph, opening sentence describing it as a communications and observation tower
The CN Tower is a 553.3-metre-high (1,815.3 ft) communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lead paragraph, opening sentence naming Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The CN Tower is a 553.3-metre-high (1,815.3 ft) communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lead paragraph, sentence giving its 1976 completion date
Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands.
Lead paragraph, opening sentence giving height of 553.3 meters
The CN Tower is a 553.3-metre-high (1,815.3 ft) communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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The CN Tower is a 553.3-metre-high (1,815.3 ft) communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands.
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