Skylon Tower Facts

These stats were gathered from the Tower Information and Facts & Stats pages of the Skylon Tower website. This is only a sampling of the stats I found most interesting. Be sure to visit those pages for more.

Construction time	Construction on the Tower was started in May, 1964
Grand Opening	October 6, 1965
Number of observation decks	3 (2 dining rooms, 1 indoor/outdoor observation deck)
Total height of tower from base to top of flashing beacon	520 feet (160m)
Height of tower above Maid of the Mist pool	775 feet (236m)
Weight of concrete for tower	48,000,000 lbs. (21,772,800 kilograms)
Weight of concrete for base of Tower	13,200,000 lbs. (5,987,520 kilograms)
Thickness of grey glass at Observatory Level (All windows in the three level Dome are washed monthly by steeple jacks using free suspension from the outside)	3/8 inch
Number of elevators	3
Time it take the elevators to get to the top	52 seconds
Number of steps in each of the two stairways from lower exhibition floor to observation floor	662 steps
Electrical wire and cable used in complex at time of construction	3,200 miles (5,150km)
Revolving Dining Room - Seating capacity	276 persons
Revolving Dining Room - Speed	1 complete revolution per hour, 3 h.p. motor required to turn floor
Visibility of Observation on clear day	80 miles (129km)

Be sure to check out the Niagara’s most famous landmark … next to the Falls post to read about our impressions when we went up the tower. Also be sure to check out the Summer 2005 Skylon Tower gallery to see all the beautiful pictures I took while we were up the tower.

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