Sunday, June 19, 2011

Olympic Park

A part of the Stadium, the Montreal Tower, is the highest inclined tower in the world. You reach the Observatory by a 2-level glass funicular that can accommodate 76 passengers at a time. The trip takes less than 2 minutes and is the only one in the world that works on a curved and inclined structure; a hydraulic system allows the cabin to remain horizontal at all times. Once at the top you can look down at the Olympic complex, the roof of the Biodome and then back west to downtown Montreal...they said on a clear day you can see for 50 miles.

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