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CN Tower
The
CN Tower
is a
concrete
communications and observation
tower
in
downtown
Toronto
,
Ontario
, Canada. Built on the former
Railway Lands
, it was completed in 1976, becoming the
world's tallest free-standing structure
and
world's tallest tower
at the time. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of
Burj Khalifa
and
Canton Tower
in 2010. It is now the 3rd tallest tower in the world and remains the tallest free-standing structure in the
Western Hemisphere
, a signature icon of Toronto's skyline, and a symbol of Canada, attracting more than two million international visitors annually.
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