10 Fun Facts About the CN Tower
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Here are some fun facts regarding the CN Tower pulled from http://www.cntower.com for your amusement:
1) The CN Tower is 553.33 metres tall
2) The CN Tower’s glass floor is 342 metres above ground
3) The CN Tower was opened to the public on June 26, 1976 which was was three months before its official opening on October 1st
4) The original building cost of the CN Tower was $63 million, which is over $250 million today when adjusted for inflation
5) The building time of the CN Tower was around 3 years, 4 months
6) Over 1,500 workers participated in the construction of the CN Tower
7) The CN Tower elevators normally travel at a speed of 6 metres per second, although in high winds they lower that speed to 1.5 metres per second for safety reasons
The total staff of the CN Tower fluctuates between 400 and 550 depending on the time during the year
9) Over the course of an entire year the CN Tower draws approximately 2 million visitors
10) The revolving restaurant at the top of the tower does one revolution every 72 minutes
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