Skylon Tower - - Niagara Falls, ON, Canada - Googie Architecture on Waymarking.com

The Skylon Tower dominates the skyline of Niagara Falls during the day and when lighted at night. It is a 560' observation tower that has a rotating restaurant at the top. Construction of the $7,000,000 tower began in May 1964 and opened on October 6, 1965. It was designed by Bregman + Hamann Architects in the Googie style of architecture and Pigott Construction Company was the main contractor.

On the outside of each of the three sides of the tower a yellow elevator can carry passengers to the top of the tower. The distance is covered in 52 seconds. At the top of the tower there is a revolving restaurants that seats 276 people and rotates once per hour. Above is a this restaurant is the smaller Summit Suite Buffet restaurant. An observation deck sits at the tower's summit.

Type of Structure: Building Upswept Roof / Folded Plate Roof(s): no Large Dome(s): no Large Sheet Glass Window(s): yes Boomerang and/or Arrow Shape(s): no Amoebae Shape(s): no Atomic Model(s): no Starburst(s): no Exposed Steel Beam(s): no Flying Saucer/Rocket Shape(s): yes Physical Address: 5200 Robinson Street , Niagara Falls , ON Canada L2G 2A3 Web Address or URL: [Web Link] If I knew, I'd be an architect: Not Listed

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