The American Falls, located in Niagara Falls State Park on the American side of the Niagara River, is the second-largest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. The falls receive approximately 11% of the river's flow ospread across a 950-foot jagged crest, with a straight line crest width of about 830 feet. The height of the falls range between 70 to 110 feet from the top of the Falls to the talus rock pile, and 188 feet to the river below.
Bridal Veil Falls, in Niagara Falls State Park on the American side of the Niagara River, is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is similar in appearance to the larger American Falls, from which it is separated by Luna Island which is just 130-feet wide, with a vertical fall of 78-feet to onto a series of talus boulders and into the Maid of the Mist pool 103-feet below. The total vertical drop is 181 feet, and its 56-foot wide crest has an elevation of 508-feet. The waterfall has also been known in the past as Luna Falls and Iris Falls.
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View of the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls at Niagara Falls from the Skylon Tower.
The American Falls, located in Niagara Falls State Park on the American side of the Niagara River, is the second-largest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. The falls receive approximately 11% of the river's flow ospread across a 950-foot jagged crest, with a straight line crest width of about 830 feet. The height of the falls range between 70 to 110 feet from the top of the Falls to the talus rock pile, and 188 feet to the river below.
Bridal Veil Falls, in Niagara Falls State Park on the American side of the Niagara River, is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is similar in appearance to the larger American Falls, from which it is separated by Luna Island which is just 130-feet wide, with a vertical fall of 78-feet to onto a series of talus boulders and into the Maid of the Mist pool 103-feet below. The total vertical drop is 181 feet, and its 56-foot wide crest has an elevation of 508-feet. The waterfall has also been known in the past as Luna Falls and Iris Falls.
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View of the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls from the Skylon Tower.
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The Minolta was built in 1962--the first of the contemporary observation towers near Niagara Falls. The 99-metre tall tower, which towers 160-meteres above the falls, featured an indoor observation deck with panoramic views on the 25th floor, restaurant, wedding chapel and hotel. It was originally called the Seagram Tower and has changed names multiple times throughout its life--the Heritage Tower (1969), Royal Inn Tower (1971), Royal Center Tower (1972), and the Panasonic Tower (1973).
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The Skylon Tower, at 5200 Robinson St, was built from 1964-1965 to the design of Bregman + Hamann Architects. The tower rises 160 meters (520 feet) from street level, and 236 meters (775 feet) from the bottom of the falls. It was the first tower built using the slipform method, in which concrete is continually poured into a form moving slowly up the tower.
At the time of its construction the Skylon Tower was owned by the privately owned Niagara International Centre and housed international exhibitions. Canadian Pacific Hotels owned the tower-top restaurants, and purchased the complex outright in 1975. CP owned and operated the building until 1986, when it was sold to local hotel interests. In 1988 local hotel owner George Yerich purchased the tower and the surrounding complex.
The tower features three outside mounted "Yellow Bug" elevators, operated with guide rail on the backside only--the first such elevators in Canada. designed by Otis Elevator Company, they carry passengers to the top of the tower in 52 seconds. The top of the tower features a restaurant with a revolving dining room and an observation deck at the summit. Its base features gifts shops, restaurants and an arcade.
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