CTV.ca Toronto's CN Tower celebrating 30th birthday:
"Those who had a part in designing and building the CN Tower didn't think it would reign as the world's tallest for as long as it has, but that record could be surpassed when the current Burg tower in Dubai is completed.
Officials of that structure won't reveal the target height, but promise it will shatter any existing record. The tower is expected to top 700 metres. It passed 50 storeys this month (the CN Tower is 181 storeys tall)."
I was 9 years old and captivated by the tower when the final pieces reached the top - my name is still up there! (I am so famous!) A neighbour took me and his son down to a park where you could sign your name on the last 4 sections (before they were lifted by helicopter, one by one, to the top - with some whacked dude clinging to the tower to connect them!)
Mock it if you will, but it is certainly better than this and filled a young mind with months of fascination!
Happy Birthday, Old Friend!
C'mon... you may be cheating a little bit with the comment about you being only 9 years old...
ReplyDeleteAnd you're honestly telling me that you wouldn't LOVE to be that guy up there putting the last few pieces on?? That would be the greatest job ever!
Space needle is one thing, have you ever seen the arch in St. Louis?
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Now that's something to see!