CN Towerintroduces North America's first and the world's highest glass floor paneledelevator as one of its glass-fronted elevators now offers a thrilling newperspective on the view 346m (1,136 ft) straight down. Part of the Tower'songoing upgrades and efforts to provide visitors with a memorable experienceat this famous iconic attraction, the recently completed elevator carreplacement includes two glass floor panels which combined total 5 1/4ft(2) offloor space in the elevator. The new elevator will be available to the publicafter 11am beginning April 9, 2008.CN Tower is Canada's National Tower, the World's Tallest Towerfor over 32 years, an engineering Wonder and Toronto's must see attractionvisited by almost 2 million people each year. http://www.cntower.ca/
The CN Tower, according to Guinness world records
What better honour is there than to be the first, the best, the highest or the fastest in the world at something?
It was 9:52 in the morning on March 31st, 1975, that the CN Tower officially became the World's Tallest Free-Standing Structure (in 1996, the designation was officially changed to World's Tallest Building and Free-Standing Structure).
This was according to Ross McWhirter, then the editor of the Guinness Book of World Records, who was on site to witness the placement of one of the last sections of antenna.
Three days later, the last piece of antenna was attached bringing the overall height to 553.33 metres or 1815 feet, 5 inches.
Since then, the Tower has added the following distinctions:
World's highest public observation gallery - Sky Pod at 447 m (1,465 ft.)
World's highest bar - Horizons Café at 346 metres (1,136 ft.)
World's longest metal staircase - 2,579 steps
World's highest glass floor - 342 metres (1,122 ft.)
World's highest and largest revolving restaurant - 351 metres (1151 ft.)
World's highest 'wine cellar' - 351 metres (1151 ft.)
What better honour is there than to be the first, the best, the highest or the fastest in the world at something?
It was 9:52 in the morning on March 31st, 1975, that the CN Tower officially became the World's Tallest Free-Standing Structure (in 1996, the designation was officially changed to World's Tallest Building and Free-Standing Structure).
This was according to Ross McWhirter, then the editor of the Guinness Book of World Records, who was on site to witness the placement of one of the last sections of antenna.
Three days later, the last piece of antenna was attached bringing the overall height to 553.33 metres or 1815 feet, 5 inches.
Since then, the Tower has added the following distinctions:
World's highest public observation gallery - Sky Pod at 447 m (1,465 ft.)
World's highest bar - Horizons Café at 346 metres (1,136 ft.)
World's longest metal staircase - 2,579 steps
World's highest glass floor - 342 metres (1,122 ft.)
World's highest and largest revolving restaurant - 351 metres (1151 ft.)
World's highest 'wine cellar' - 351 metres (1151 ft.)
