The CN Tower, the concrete giant

I thought I would share with you one of my favourite tourist attractions in Toronto, the CN Tower. The tower which can be seen from ~30 km radius, towers above the other sky scrapers surrounding it. The white stadium next to the tower is called the SkyDome, and it has a retractable roof, on this particular day, the roof was open. The tower is 553 m high, which happens to be the highest free standing structure in the world. It is said that the tower sways in the wind 9 meters to each side. The tower has a revolving restaurant at the top, so while you're eating you get a 360 degree view of Toronto. When you go to the "Space Deck" (right where the grey ends and the white antenna starts) you are the highest person on earth, on a man made structure. One of interesting things about the inside of the tower is the glass floors. When you go to the top, some sections of the tower's floor are made of glass, for some reason most people are scared of stepping there, fearing any major accident. Last time I went there my friends and I, being complete show offs, started jumping on the glass to show the scared people that it was safe.

For those who care about the details, the tower is a reinforced concrete structure. The concrete was poured non-stop from day one to the end of constructions, any delay in the delivery of the concrete and the structure would have been unsafe. The antenna was lifted into a place using the "Sky Crane" helicopter. Periodically, the tower is checked for any cracks in the concrete, so you can always be sure that it's in top condition.

Overall, I think the tower is a must visit especially on a clear day. On cloudy days you can only see half of the tower, the other half seems to shoot up into no where, it's an amazing sight.

A picture of the glass floor, looking at it now, I can see why people get scared.