Welcome to the CN Tower view @ MidNight

It was all a decision of a minute..And we decided to go to the Downtown to experience the night life of Toronto..We were 4 and it was almost 10:30 in the night when we started from our home..We went to Lake Shore, the western end point of the city of Toronto...The area is called as the Harbor Front area and the world famous CN Towers is near this area..

In the 1960s, Toronto’s growing skyline created problems for radio and television transmission because the pre-skyscraper transmission towers were simply not high enough to broadcast over the buildings.

The CN Tower was built in 1976 by Canadian National (CN) who wanted to demonstrate the strength of Canadian industry by building a tower taller than any other in the world. It was an ambitious project that involved 1,537 workers who worked 24 hours a day, five days a week for 40 months to completion.

The prime function of the Tower is a telecommunications hub and several Canadian radio and television channels broadcast from there. And over the years it has better come to be known as a tourist spot than a broadcasting spot. There is a 360Degree (The name of the restaurant) food court at the top..You can have a view of the entire Toronto while you relish your food. It takes 72 minutes for the 360 Degree restaurant to revolve once..

The view of the CN Tower from the Lake Shore area was mind blowing..The entire building was illuminated with lights and we could see high speed elevators moving up and down carrying people. But of course the main attraction started at the stroke of the midnight. There was a light show and the entire Tower wore different shades of lights..What an view it was..So tempting and attractive that I made up my mind to get into the Tower and have a view of the city of Toronto, very soon..

While at the back of my mind I was calculating the amount of energy spent on this World’s Tallest Stand Alone structure, I later came to know that the lighting system for the entire system is done thru Microprocessor controlled LEDs that are energy efficient, cost efficient and do not require maintenance for the next 10 years atleast.

Once again Welcome to the world of CN Tower at night!!