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Calgary Tower
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The Calgary Tower is a 190 metre free standing tower in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The tower was built at a cost of $3 500 000 (CAD), and was a joint venture between Marathon Realty Company Limited and Husky Oil. The landmark was intended as urban renewal program for Canada's Centennial. It opened to the public on June 30, 1968.
The column of the tower was built from a continual pour of concrete. Pouring began May 15, 1967 and was completed 24 days later. At the time of construction, it was the tallest building in Canada, although it was surpassed that same year by the Toronto-Dominion Centre in Toronto, prior to opening.
Originally called The Husky Tower, it was officially renamed The Calgary Tower on November 1, 1971. In 1988, a natural gas-fired cauldron at the top was constructed. The flame in it burned throughout the 1988 Winter Olympics, and since then, has been lit for special events such as the Calgary Flames Stanley Cup victory in 1989 (as well as during their run for the cup during the 2004 finals), the visit of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada to the city and other Alberta Centennial celebrations in 2005. The flame consumes 850 cubic meters of natural gas every hour.[citation needed]
On June 25, 2005, a newly constructed glass floor extension on the north side of the tower's observation deck opened. Consisting of four large panes of glass, it is about 20 feet long and 5 feet wide. When standing on the glass, one can look straight down on 9th Avenue South and Centre Street.
The Calgary tower features a revolving restaurant that rotates so as to give customers a scenic view of downtown Calgary. The base of the tower is connected through the +15 skyway network to One Palliser Square, Fairmont Palliser Hotel and EnCana Place.
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| Landmarks | Calgary Tower · Fairmont Palliser · Mewata Armouries · Petro-Canada Centre · Stephen Avenue · +15 · Tallest buildings |
| Attractions | Calaway Park · Canada Olympic Park · Fort Calgary · Glenbow Museum · Heritage Park Historical Village · The Military Museums · Stampede Grounds · TELUS World of Science · Zoo · Festivals |
| Venues | EPCOR Centre · Foothills Stadium · McMahon Stadium · Olympic Oval · Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium · Spruce Meadows · Pengrowth Saddledome · Talisman Centre |
| Parks | Battalion Park · Devonian Gardens · Edworthy Park · Fish Creek Provincial Park · Millennium Park · Nose Hill Park |
| Malls | Eaton Centre · Chinook Centre · Dragon City Mall · Market Mall · Marlborough Mall · Southcentre Mall · Sunridge Mall · TD Square |
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