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Niagara Falls, Ontario is the principal tourist city in the Niagara Region of Ontario. In Niagara Falls, there are 5 buildings that stand taller than 100 m (328 ft). The tallest building in the city is the 51-storey, 177 m (581 ft) Hilton Niagara Falls Tower 2,[1] Most of the buildings are hotels because Niagara Falls Ontario is a major tourist city for its unobstructed view of both the Horseshoe Falls and American Falls.
As of February 2011[update], the city contains 7 skyscrapers over 75 m (246 ft) and 15 high-rise buildings that exceed 35 m (115 ft) in height.[2]
The latest development that is under consideration in Niagara Falls is the Comfort Suites Hotel. At 85 m (279 ft) and 28 floors the building will be the first major tower built in the 2010s decade. As of February 2011[update], there are only 2 high-rises proposed for construction in Niagara Falls.[3]
This list ranks buildings in Niagara Falls that stand at least 30 m (98 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Freestanding observation and/or telecommunication towers, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked. One such tower is the Skylon Tower.
Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Completed | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hilton Niagara Falls North | 162 m (531 ft) | 53[4] | 2009 | Tallest building in Niagara Falls. There was a dispute between sources as to the actual height of the building. The CTBUH lists the building as being 581 feet tall, but they also claim the building has 58 floors.[5] The hotel operator(Hilton) lists the building as only having 53 floors.[4] Skyscraperpage lists the building as being 162 m (531 ft) tall with 53 floors.[6] It is now determined using Google Earth's measurement tools that the building is in fact 162m (531ft). | |
N/A | Skylon Tower | 158 m (518 ft) | - | 1965 | ||
2 | Embassy Suites Hotel Niagara Falls | 118 m (387 ft) | 43 | 2003 | [7] | |
3 | Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort | 111 m (364 ft) | 32 | 2004 | [8] | |
N/A | Casino Tower | 104 m (341 ft) | - | 1964 | Former observation tower. | |
4 | Sheraton Fallsview Hotel | 104 m (341 ft) | 31 | 2000 | ||
5 | Hilton Niagara Falls South | 103 m (338 ft) | 30 | 1999 | [9] | |
6 | Marriott on the Falls Hotel | 102 m (335 ft) | 32 | 1993 | ||
7 | Tower Hotel | 99 m (325 ft) | 30 | 1962 | Formerly known as the Konica Minolta Tower.[10] | |
N/A | Sky Screamer | 91.4 m (300 ft) | - | 2004 | ||
8 | Marriott Fallsview Tower 1 | 60 m (200 ft) | 20 | 1998 | [11] | |
9 | Renaissance Fallsview Hotel | 51 m (167 ft) | 16 | 1986 | ||
N/A | Rainbow Tower | 50.3 m (165 ft) | - | 1947 | Bell tower overlooking Rainbow Bridge. | |
10 | Radisson Hotel and Suites | 46.9 m (154 ft) | 15 | 2000 | [12] | |
11 | Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview | 42 m (138 ft) | 12 | 1929 | ||
12 | Marriott Fallsview Tower 2 | 41 m (135 ft) | 13 | 2001 |
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