CN Tower (Edmonton) (Edmonton, Alberta)

Canada / Alberta / Edmonton / Edmonton, Alberta / 104 Avenue NW, 10004
 office building, skyscraper

The CN Tower is an office tower in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It stands at 111 m (364 ft) with 26 floors. The building was designed by Abugov & Sunderland and was completed in 1966. At the time, it was the tallest building in Western Canada. It was also the first skyscraper in Edmonton to exceed the 100-metre limit and its reign as the city's tallest building lasted from 1966 to 1971. Until 2008, it was owned by the Canadian National Railway Company which occupied 13 floors. It is now owned by Tawa International, Inc..

Built to overlook the old Canadian National rail yard, the tower's basement once housed Edmonton's main passenger railway station, until the Canadian National railway tracks leading to Downtown Edmonton were removed in 1998. Since then, passenger trains serving Edmonton have stopped at the Edmonton Railway Station situated near the Edmonton City Centre Airport.

The CN Tower suffered structural damage to the exterior on July 18, 2009 during a violent thunderstorm. Two vehicles were crushed by the falling debris at the base of the building.
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Coordinates:   53°32'49"N   113°29'28"W
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