CN Tower (Edmonton)
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 Location within Edmonton
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| Location | 10004 104 Ave NW Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Construction started | 1964 |
| Completed | 1966 |
| Opening | February 14, 1966[1] |
| Cost | C$10.5 million ($76.1 million in 2024 dollars[2]) |
| Owner | Strategic Group |
| Height | |
| Roof | 110.92 m (363.9 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Abugov & Sunderland |
| Main contractor | Hashman Construction Ltd. |
CN Tower is an office tower in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It stands at 111 metres (364 ft) or 26 storeys tall, and was built and formerly owned by the Canadian National Railway Company. At the time of its construction it was the first skyscraper in Edmonton, and the tallest building in Western Canada.[1] Its reign as Western Canada's tallest building lasted from 1966 to 1971, when it was surpassed by Edmonton House.
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The building site was once the home to the CNR Edmonton station c. 1905 as well as the 1928 addition. The former was demolished in 1953 and latter gave way to the CN Tower in 1966.[3]
Designed by Abugov & Sunderland, it was western Canada's tallest office tower when completed in 1966. It is now owned by Calgary based Strategic Group, and the last remaining CN employees moved out of the building in 2008.[4] The CN logo still found over the main entrance and on the top of the building.
Built to overlook the old Canadian National rail yard, the building's basement once housed Edmonton's main passenger railway station, until the Canadian National railway tracks leading to Downtown Edmonton were removed in 1998.[5][6] Since then, passenger trains serving Edmonton have stopped at the Edmonton railway station situated near the then active Edmonton City Centre Airport (shut down in 2013).
The building suffered structural damage to the exterior on July 18, 2009, during a severe thunderstorm. Two vehicles were crushed by the falling debris at the base of the building.[7]
See also
References
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| Preceded by | Tallest building in Edmonton 1966–1971 364ft |
Succeeded by Edmonton House |
- Railway stations opened in 1966
- Canadian National Railway stations in Alberta
- Via Rail stations in Alberta
- Disused railway stations in Canada
- Office buildings completed in 1966
- Office buildings in Canada
- Skyscrapers in Edmonton
- Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters
- Railway stations closed in 1998
- Terminating vistas in Canada
- Towers in Alberta
- International style architecture in Canada
