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Was the CN Tower built in 1932?

My architect tutor said that the CN Tower was built by Ontario government in 1932 during the Depression to watch over the U.S.-Canada border in Niagara from Toronto in order to prevent job-seeking Americans from illegally entering Canada during the Great Depression. It was built specifically so that it was tall enough to see Niagara border from Toronto and alert the border patrol should any job-seeking Americans illegally cross from Niagara. Is this true?

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  1. The CN Tower was built in 1976 by Canadian National (CN) who wanted to demonstrate the strength of Canadian industry by building a tower taller than any other in the world. In 1995, the CN Tower became a public company and ownership of the Tower was transferred to Canada Lands (CLC) Company, a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development.
  2. Construction started in 1973 but the official opening was June 26th, 1976. You should tell your teacher not to quit his day job. What a jerk.
  3. In the 1960s, Toronto’s growing skyline created problems for radio and television transmission because the pre-skyscraper transmission towers were simply not high enough to broadcast over the buildings. The prime function of the Tower is a telecommunications hub and several Canadian radio and television channels broadcast from there. The CN Tower is 553.33 m (1,815ft, 5 inches) tall or the equivalent of 5 ½ football fields stacked end-to-end. It took approximately 40 months to complete the CN Tower. Construction started on February 6, 1973, and wrapped up in June of 1976.
  4. No, this is not true. See the answers above. I think, maybe your Tutor is teasing you - it is possible to see Niagara Falls from the CN Tower, but not possible to see job-seeking Americans illegally crossing the border! Ha Ha Ha - funny though!
  5. No it's not true.Construction started on February 6, 1973.Tower sphere construction (middle portion) started on August 1974.Construction of The Tower was completed on February 22, 1974, and the antenna was completed on April 2, 1975.Opened to the public on June 26, 1976.Official opening on October 1, 1976 and here are some CN Tower Facts.Glass Floor was opened on June 26, 1994.360 Restaurant was opened on April 25, 1995.The Wine Cellar in 360 Restaurant was opened on May 13, 1997.The opening of the million entertainment expansion, which was completed in nine months, took place on June 26, 1998 hope this helps I'm an architecture
  6. All false -- what a hack.
  7. There are a bunch of people who already gave the correct answer...and yes your tutor probably should find another job if that is the type of information he is giving out to students Just to put another spin on this, my mother watched them put the top part on the tower and she was born in the 50s...so um, no it certainly wasn't built in the 30s!
  8. no, it's not true. The construction started on 1973 It opened to public on 1976 The world's tallest free structure on land 1976-2007
  9. Are you joking? The Tower was build in 1976 and the reason was far more practical - the expanding of downtown and the building of skyscrapers started to cause telecommunication problems. The CN tower solved these problems.
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