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Niagara Falls, Ontario, from the Niagara River in 2015.

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, 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, there are only 2 high-rises proposed for construction in Niagara Falls.[3]

Tallest buildings

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hilton Niagara Falls Tower 2". Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  2. ^ "Niagara Falls Skyscraper map". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  3. ^ "Niagara Falls Skyscraper Map". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. ^ a b "Hilton Niagara Falls/Fallsview Hotel & Suites | Ontario Canada".
  5. ^ "Niagara Falls Hilton Fallsview North Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  6. ^ "Niagara Falls Hilton Addition, Niagara Falls". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  7. ^ "Embassy Suites Hotel Niagara Falls - Fallsview - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  8. ^ "Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  9. ^ "Niagara Falls Hilton Fallsview South Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  10. ^ "The Tower Hotel - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  11. ^ "Marriott Fallsview Hotel - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  12. ^ "Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
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