Celebrating Toronto’s iconic landmark, the CN Tower turns 48!

(Courtesy: @TourCNTower)

Torontonians can look forward to seeing the CN Tower lit red and white tonight in honour of nearly five decades of the tower. 

CN Tower’s X account notified Canadians that today marks the 48th birthday of Canada’s National Tower and that people should keep a lookout for its bright red and white lights in honour of the monumental day. 

Tonight the #CNTower will be lit red and white for the CN Tower’s Birthday. Today, the CN Tower turns 48! / Ce soir, la #TourCN sera illuminée en rouge et blanc pour son anniversaire. Aujourd'hui, la Tour CN fête ses 48 ans! pic.twitter.com/7dZlNESay8

— CN Tower / Tour CN (@TourCNTower) June 26, 2024

According to the CN Tower website, it has been certified by Guinness World Records as the:

• World’s tallest freestanding structure (1975 to 2007)
• World’s tallest tower (2007 to 2010)
• World’s highest wine cellar (2006 to today)
• World’s highest external walk on a building 

The structure standing at 553 metres was the tallest freestanding structure in the world until it was surpassed by Dubai’s Burji Khalifa in 2009.

The Brandon Gonez Show spoke to Torontonian, Lisa Janeiro who shared a special memory visiting the CN Tower with her friend from Australia. She said it was a fun experience to look down at the glass floor even though her friend was slightly afraid of heights.

While Janeiro said she was not aware that today is the CN Tower’s birthday, she’s willing to check out the epic lights tonight, “Absolutely now yeah, I’ve got the perfect view of the tower, so sounds like that’s my plan for tonight.”

In addition, Jodie Hunt, spokesperson for the CN Tower told The Brandon Gonez Show it’s holding an Instagram giveaway of two EdgeWalk passes to celebrate its 48th birthday. 

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Hunt also highlighted interesting facts about the structure.

“It was named the CN Tower because it was built by the Canadian National Railway and they owned the land the Tower was built on. CN now stands for “Canada’s National Tower”, because the CN Tower is now owned by Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation, and belongs to all Canadians,” she said.

“The Tower gets struck by lightning approximately 75 times per year, so, yes, lighting does strike in the same place more than once,” Hunt added.

Tourists and Toronto residents can also dine at its 360 The Restaurant at the CN Tower or experience the EdgeWalk which marks it the world’s highest full circle hands-free walk and the first of its kind in North America.