It’s always so crazy being this close and looking up. You can literally see it swaying.
Edit: I was a lot younger when I last visited and I swear I remember seeing it sway a little lol but maybe it was my brain playing tricks on me. Googling around and I do see others claim to see or feel the sway.
I’ve never noticed and I’ve stood there several times.
I’ve also never noticed it swaying.
I bet most tall towers sway a bit, and are designed to do so. Though from the top, I couldn’t feel it swaying.
I doubt a photo would be able to capture the level of sway that happens. The effect I captured in the photo I think is due to the subtle concave angle of the sides, accentuated by the angle of the photo.
I looked up about the give buildings like this have and it isn’t much. 1-3 feet at the very top. I doubt it’s perceptible but I don’t doubt your brain tricks you into seeing it seem as though it is swaying
I’ve not been to this tower, but the whole skyscraper-swaying thing totally weirded me out when I first learned about it. It all seemed so counterintuitive at first, but the fact these things are actually engineered to sway to withstand the wind loads on them is nothing short of remarkable.
Just think about it - the entire design, the architecture, the engineering, the columns, the floor plates, expansion joints (I presume), etc. are all designed to sway within a certain tolerance. These towers are so normal to see in our cities, but they really are hallmarks of human achievement.
There’s a glass floor at the top:
And even though it’s safe, it doesn’t feel safe. I think they have replaced the glass from what you see in this picture. I think they have new glass that doesn’t require the cross piece that you see here. Not that it makes a difference from a safety perspective, but you do feel like you’re floating out there. Lots of grown people who refused to step on that glass!
Once you get to the top thou, it’s kinda underwhelming. You just feel sad for $50 you lost to get up there 😂
There’s that, and there was a huge wait to get up to the top. It felt like we went from one line, to another to another, probably 6 times in total before we got in the elevator. The kids still liked it though.
You can go to the restaurant at the top, which also allows you to get a nice view (and is not that much more expensive than just the observation deck).
Booking at the restaurant means no need to pay just to go up?
Yeah, I believe you just pay the price for the food, but it’s not an extra charge on top of that for dining at the top of the tower or visiting the observation deck while there. There is a minimum charger per person for food though. From their website: https://www.cntower.ca/plan-your-visit/tickets-and-hours/tickets
“ 360 guests must spend a minimum of $75 on food per person (minimum spend is $40 for children 4 to 12) which includes elevation to the restaurant and access to the CN Tower’s observation levels following your meal. ”
