Toronto Skyline

Lake Ontario, approximately 6,000 years old, is 193 miles long, 53 miles wide, and has a maximum depth of 802 feet. It is the smallest of the Great Lakes by surface area. The Niagara River, twelve miles west of here, is the largest waterway feeding into the lake, and many smaller lakes flow into the St. Lawrence River east of here. On a clear day Toronto can be seen across the lake. Originally called York, Toronto was founded in 1793 as a defense post against the threat of United States invasions and was incorporated as the city of Toronto in 1834. The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century and immigration after 1945 caused tremendous growth. With over 2.5 million residents, Toronto is a culturally diverse city with a prosperous economy. Its skyline includes the 1,815-foot CN Tower, which since 1976 has been the world's tallest self-supporting structure, and in 2006 its 1,465-foot Space Deck was the world's highest observation deck. Other prominent buildings include the 731-foot, 56-story Toronto Dominion Bank Tower, completed in 1967 and designed by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe; the 978-foot, 72-story First Canadian Place, Canada's tallest office building since 1975, where over 10,000 people work and more than 16 million visit each year; the 856-foot, 53-story Canada Trust Tower, completed in 1990 and linked to a glass galleria designed by Santiago Calatrava; the 784-foot, 54-story Commerce Court West, completed in 1972 and designed by I. M. Pei; the 679-foot, 49-story Bay Wellington Tower, completed in 1991 with column-free office floors; and the 902-foot Scotia Plaza, completed in 1988 with a distinctive V-shaped design and over 8,000 workers.

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