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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox building |name = Calgary Tower |former_name = Husky Tower (1968–1971) |image = Calgary |image_size = |caption = The Calgary Tower in 2012 |address = 101 9 Avenue SW<br />[[Calgary]], |coordinates = {{coord|51|02|40|N|114|03|49|W|type:landmark_region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}} |status = Complete Line 15 ⟶ 13: |opening = June 30, 1968 |building_type = Observation tower, Attraction |antenna_spire = {{convert|190.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="Emporis">{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=calgarytower-calgary-canada|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208045544/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=calgarytower-calgary-canada|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 8, 2013|title=Calgary Tower|author=Emporis Buildings|author-link=Emporis|access-date=2008-02-28 |roof = {{convert|171|m|ft|abbr=on}} |top_floor = {{convert|157.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} Line 26 ⟶ 24: |main_contractor = |developer = |owner = Aspen Properties<ref>{{cite web |management = |references = }} The '''Calgary Tower''' is a {{convert|190.8|metre|adj=on}} free standing observation [[tower]] in the [[Downtown Calgary|downtown core]] of [[Calgary]], The building ==History== ===Planning and construction=== The project was originally conceived as a joint venture by Marathon Realty (the real estate subsidiary of [[Canadian Pacific The urban renewal project was announced to the public on December 10, 1965, and consisted of a transport terminal, hotel, parking, office facility and a {{convert|550 Construction began on February 19, 1967, and completed in 15 months at a cost of Upon completion, the Husky Tower stood {{convert| The Husky Tower officially opened on June 28–30, 1968, in three separate ceremonies.<ref name="TowerHistory"/> The observation level featured a lounge/restaurant called the ''Hitching Post''.<ref>{{cite news|title='Hitching Post' tag coined for lounge|work=Calgary Herald|date=June 28, 1968|page=22|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JWhkAAAAIBAJ&pg=5076%2C5021033|access-date=April 30, 2021}}</ref> Line 49 ⟶ 47: ===Later history=== [[File:Calgary Tower 1978.jpg|right|thumb|The Calgary Tower in 1978, showing the original red and yellow paint scheme]] Marathon Realty acquired a controlling interest in the tower in 1970.<ref name="CPLCornerStones">{{cite web|url=http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/historic_tours/corner/tower.htm|title=Cornerstones: Calgary Tower|publisher=Calgary Public Library|access-date=2009-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503090113/http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/historic_tours/corner/tower.htm|archive-date=May 3, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Marathon Realty Controls Tower|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|date=June 18, 1970|page=1}}</ref> The structure was formally renamed the Calgary Tower on November 1, 1971, as a tribute to the citizens of the city. It is still called the Husky Tower by airport officials, however, to distinguish it from the tower at the [[Calgary International Airport]].<ref name="TowerHistory"/> The [[Suncor Energy Centre|Petro-Canada Centre]]'s west tower overtook the Calgary Tower as the tallest structure in Calgary in 1983.<ref name="CPLCornerStones"/> Line 55 ⟶ 53: The tower underwent significant renovations between 1987 and 1990. The addition of a souvenir shop and a revolving restaurant were part of a $2.4 million refurbishment of the upper levels of the tower.<ref name="Sun25th"/> In 1990 a glass rotunda to serve as the new lobby was added.<ref name="TowerHistory"/> A [[natural gas]]-fired cauldron was constructed at the top of the tower by [[Canadian Western Natural Gas]] in October 1987 as a gift to celebrate the [[1988 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="CPLCornerStones"/> The torch, which consumes {{convert|850|m3}} per hour, was first lit on February 13, 1988, when the Games opened, and burned 24 hours a day throughout. It continues to be reignited for various special events, including [[Canada Day]].<ref name="TowerHistory"/> The tower was a founding member of the World Federation of Great Towers in 1989 along with the [[Eiffel Tower]], among others.<ref>{{cite news|last=Williamson|first=Kerry|title=Landmark's glory overshadowed|work=Calgary Herald|date=August 1, 2001|page=A1}}</ref> It celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1993, a year in which it topped 500,000 visitors for the first time.<ref name="Sun25th"/> Line 65 ⟶ 63: ==Architecture== [[Image:Calgarytowerrevolvingrestaurant.JPG|thumb|right|The upper deck]] The Calgary tower features a [[revolving restaurant]], Sky 360. The restaurant does a complete rotation every 45 minutes during the day and every 60 minutes in the evening.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.great-towers.com/towers/calgary-tower/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128003940/http://www.great-towers.com/towers/calgary-tower|archive-date=November 28, 2012|title=Facts and visitor information on the Calgary Tower in Canada » The World Federation of Great Towers}}</ref> The base of the tower is connected through the [[ The Vertigo Theatre, founded in 1976 originally as Pleiades Theatre, is The tower also features a [[carillon]] that was presented to the city by the local Dutch community in 1975 as part of the city's centennial celebrations. It was played daily at noon until removed in 1987 for storage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/historic_tours/corner/tower.htm|title=Cornerstones: Calgary Tower|access-date=December 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503090113/http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/historic_tours/corner/tower.htm|archive-date=May 3, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The carillon has since been refurbished and restored to operation.
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