<p>The CN Tower, <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/canada/toronto-ontario/">Toronto</a>'s unmistakable urban icon, shoots an extraordinary 1,815 feet into the air.</p> <p><i>&gt;&gt; <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/toronto-photos-1/">See photos of other Toronto architectural icons </a></i></p>

The CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario

The CN Tower, Toronto's unmistakable urban icon, shoots an extraordinary 1,815 feet into the air.

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Photograph by Ron Erwin, Corbis

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