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Above left: downtown Toronto seen from the observatory of the CN Tower.
Of all of the cities that I visited for this site so far, Toronto, Ontario, was one of the ones I liked best.
Not so much because of the skyscrapers (though the city has a few special ones),
but more because of the fact that it's a vibrant, multicultural city, with lots of things going on and to do.
And in Yonge Street Toronto not only has the longest street in the world,
it also has one of the finest shopping streets this planet knows.
Above middle: view of the city at night, seen through the trees on Toronto Island.
Above right: view from Wards Island Ferry dock.


Above: the tallest self-supporting structure in the world and one of Toronto's main tourist attractions: CN Tower.
It's quite expensive to go up, but the view you get is definitely worth it. Except when you're afraid of heights.
In that case you better stay down and spend that money on something else.
The CN Tower is 553m/1,815f tall and has observation decks at 342m/1,122f and 447m/1,467f
(tallest observation level in the world). It was completed in 1976.


Above: four pictures of First Canadian Place (298m/978f, 72 stories, 1976),
Toronto's and Canada's tallest, two street views and the building seen from CN Tower.
With the antenna on top the building even reaches a height of 355m/1,165f.


Above: maybe Toronto's finest: Scotia Plaza (275m/902f, 68 stories, 1988),
the city's second tallest building.


Above left: the top of the Canada Trust Tower, Toronto's third tallest skyscraper.
With Canada Trust's acquisition by TD Bank, the red logo atop the building was removed in 2001.
Above middle left: Royal Bank Plaza South (far left), Canada Trust Tower (261m/856f, 53 stories, 1990)
and Bay Wellington Tower (207m/679f, 49 stories, 1991).
Above middle right: the 'golden' Royal Bank Plaza South (180m/591f, 40 stories, 1979),
and Canada Trust Tower (261m/856f, 53 stories, 1990).
Above right: view from Wards Island, with Canada Trust Tower (261m/856f, 53 stories, 1990),
Bay Wellington Tower (207m/679f, 49 stories, 1991), and Scotia Plaza (275m/902f, 68 stories, 1988).


Above: part of downtown Toronto during the day and at night.
In front, you can see the prestigious Royal York Hotel (124m/407f, 28 stories, 1929),
the light brown building with the green roof.


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Toronto's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. FIRST CANADIAN PLACE 298m/978f, 72 stories, 1976
2. SCOTIA PLACE 275m/902f, 68 stories, 1988
3. CANADA TRUST TOWER 261m/856f, 53 stories, 1990
4. COMMERCE COURT WEST 239m/784f, 57 stories, 1972
5. TD TOWER 223m/731f, 56 stories, 1967
6. BAY WELLINGTON TOWER 207m/679f, 49 stories, 1991
7. ROYAL TRUST TOWER 183m/600fm, 46 stories, 1969
8. ROYAL BANK PLAZA SOUTH 180m/591f, 40 stories, 1979
9. 1 KING WEST 176m/578f, 51 stories, 2005
10. MANULIFE CENTRE 166m/545f, 51 stories, 1972

The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.

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