List of tallest buildings in Hamilton, Ontario

List of tallest buildings in Hamilton, Ontario

The following is a list of Buildings in Hamilton, Ontario completed as of June 2007.

Tallest buildings

CHCH Television Tower

CHCH Television Tower is a 357.5 metre-high guyed TV mast in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada which is the primary transmitter for television station CHCH-TV.

When it was built in 1960, the CHCH Television Tower became the tallest structure in Canada. Only two structures built since then are taller within Canada: the CN Tower in Toronto and the Inco Superstack in Sudbury, Ontario. The CHCH tower ranks eighth in height among the tallest structures in the British-based Commonwealth.

Chateau Royale

Chateau Royale is a stately, multi-storey residential condominium located in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on James Street South. Standing at 14-stories (70.0 metres) it is the 19th tallest building in the city. A walking distance to the Hamilton GO Transit station, "St. Joseph's hospital", "James Street Shopping District" as well as direct transportation to McMaster University is available.

"Chateau Royale" opened up for business in 2006 after being transformed from an office tower complex into a condominium complex. Originally the office tower complex was known as the "Undermount Office Complex" cite book|title=Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods|first=Bill |last=Manson |publisher=North Shore Publishing Inc|year=2003|id= ISBN 1-896899-22-6] and before the Office Complex this was the site of "The Alexandra", a roller rink which opened on Christmas Day 1906. It became a popular entertainment spot that featured skating, dancing and big band music. The roller rink closed down 30 April, 1964 and was torn down soon thereafter. cite book|title=Vanished Hamilton Calender|first=Margaret |last=Houghton |publisher=North Shore Publishing|year=2006|id= ISBN 1-896899-39-0]

ee also

*List of old Canadian buildings
*List of tallest buildings in Canada

References

External links

Web

* [http://www.theconnaught.ca The Connaught Towers (Official web site)]
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?c307 Hamilton diagrams]
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=307 Skyscraperpage Hamilton]
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b5496 CHCH Television Tower diagram]

Video

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=sahO1C1uT30 Harry Stinson talks about the 81-storey Sapphire Tower] - Youtube


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