The Burj in Toronto?

[TO City of Light]

The CN Tower lost it's tallest building/free standing structure title sometime ago and it never really mattered. The CN Tower has a great story behind it. None of which had anything ego motivated or about being bigger/taller/better. It was something to be proud of without having the necessity of being better than anyone else. It's still something to be proud of and I find it complements our skyline as opposed to being the one and only focal point.

Canadians are a modest people...........





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[UrbanPrincess]

We had the title for over thirty years. but i completely agree with you

 

[golodhendil]

Actually, they still have a title, i'm just not sure which one. I'm pretty sure that it is the tallest tower since it is a tower and not necessarily a building.

CN Tower is still the world's tallest completed tower, but the Canton Tower has already been topped out and will take that title when it officially opens in a few months.

 

[Second_in_pie]

CN Tower is still the world's tallest completed tower, but the Canton Tower has already been topped out and will take that title when it officially opens in a few months.

Time to jack it up a few hundred meters then?

Who cares if the CN tower isn't the tallest building on earth? We have that legacy, and it's just a single stop in the many places to go downtown, which is just one of the many places to go in the GTA/GGH as a tourist or on a saturday afternoon. It compliments our skyline, which would look stupid without it, and gives a fantastic view of the entire city, making an easy way to see just how amazing it is.

 

[junctionist]

It also looks better than many of the communication and tourist towers built in its time in Europe, like the Fernsehturm in Berlin or the Ostankino Tower. I attribute this to its signature beautiful sloped tripod design, bulging main deck and secondary "skypod" for balance.

 

[old boy]

It also looks better than many of the communication and tourist towers built in its time in Europe, like the Fernsehturm in Berlin or the Ostankino Tower. I attribute this to its signature beautiful sloped tripod design, bulging main deck and secondary "skypod" for balance.[/QUOTE

Does anybody know how long the Tower is supposed to last ? Imagine the fight there'll be to preserve the " heritage " site.

 

[Marcanadian]

Actually, they still have a title, i'm just not sure which one. I'm pretty sure that it is the tallest tower since it is a tower and not necessarily a building.

I think the Guangzhou TV Tower will take that title next year, seeing as how it was just recently completed.