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Originally Posted by esquire
The CN Tower was ahead of its time... the vertical lines and subtly bowed walls gave it a very sleek and modern look that has aged very well. The building is well proportioned and it's one of the only buildings I've seen where a parkade podium actually enhances the overall look of the structure.
The setting at the top of 100 St gives it a very dramatic look within the context of downtown Edmonton. It's set apart a bit from the rest of the downtown streetscape, but in a way that really emphasizes its stature. The lobby has a memorably impressive look that gives it a certain grandeur.
It's height is quite impressive for its era... it was among the tallest in Canada when built. Even the animated sign at the top gives it a bit of an added futuristic feel that evokes an extremely optimistic era in history.
The original railway station function gave it another dimension that embedded it into the urban fabric in a unique way.
There is nothing that isn't to like about the CN Tower... it is really an exceptional building.
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To each their own. Perhaps it was ahead of it's time for Edmonton. I don't think it's aging very well at all though and is looking cheap compared to some Edmonton's other towers. The Parkade may blend in well in the podium but the podium does nothing for the streetscape. It's a huge blank wall that most of us hate on buildings. The whole building feels cold and unwelcoming, the narrow vertical lines act more like a solid wall then strips of windows.
As for it being one of the tallest when built, it was only the 13th tallest in a nation with very few tall buildings so it was never really up there with the big guys in Montreal. To me it might have been interesting if it still had an active train station in it but it doesn't.
To say there is really nothing to like about is just not true. We all don't have the same tastes and for me there is so much not to like about it.
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