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The CN Tower (French: Tour CN) is a 553.3 m-high (1,815.3 ft) communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [3] [8] Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands.
The 36-year-old astronomer was crushed to death by a hatch and a revolving telescope dome at Kitt Peak National Observatory. [222] [223] Franco Brun 9 June 1987: The 22-year-old inmate at the Metro Toronto East Detention Centre in Canada died trying to swallow a pocket-size Bible. [224] [225] [unreliable source?] Ivan Lester McGuire 2 April 1988
Buildings and structures in Canada destroyed by arson (2 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Burned buildings and structures in Canada" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total.
Since 1975, it has held the title of Canada's tallest office building with a height of 298 metres (978 ft). Scotia Plaza, headquarters of Scotiabank, is the second-tallest building in Canada and is the newest of the office towers at that intersection, having been completed in 1988. Several other office towers are found just beyond Bay Street ...
Wood-frame building erected by settlers from New England; one of the oldest surviving buildings in English-speaking Canada, and a good example of a New England–style colonial meeting house: Simeon Perkins House, 1767 1767: Liverpool, Nova Scotia: Jeremiah Calkin House: 1768 [103] 1768 [103] Grand Pre: Although largely intact, it was relocated ...
It takes the form of a giant fishing net needle and stands a few metres from the sea at Garry Point Park. The memorial contains a large number of names of fishermen who died at sea, and the following words: May 4, 1996 This memorial honours all the fishermen of our community who have lost their lives in the pursuit of their profession.
Raymond Junichi Moriyama CC OOnt FRAIC (October 11, 1929 – September 1, 2023) was a Canadian architect. [1] [2]The private practice in Toronto he co-founded with Ted Teshima, Moriyama & Teshima Architects, was renowned for designing many major buildings across the world, including the Canadian War Museum and the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. [3]
The color purple plays a significant role in the traditions of engineering schools across Canada (which?). The tradition of purple representing engineering is commonly cited to the story of the sinking of the Titanic , in which the purple-clad Marine Engineers remained on board to delay the ship's sinking, though the legitimacy of this origin ...