Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, with a population of 88,071 at the Canada 2016 Census, 2016 census. It is part of the List of census ...

is the principal tourist city in the Niagara Region of Ontario. In Niagara Falls, there are 5 buildings that stand taller than . The tallest building in the city is the 58-

storey A storey (British English) or story (American English) is any level part of a building with a floor that could be used by people (for living, work, storage, recreation, etc.). Plurals for the word are ''storeys'' (UK) and ''stories'' (US). T ...

Hilton Niagara Falls Tower 2 Hilton Niagara Falls/Fallsview Hotel and Suites' North Tower is a skyscraper-style hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It was originally slated to rise 58 floors to a height of , but the building was subsequently reduced to 53 floors as veri ...

, Most of the buildings are hotels because Niagara Falls Ontario is a major tourist city for its unobstructed view of both the

Horseshoe Falls Horseshoe Falls is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border. Approximately 90% of the Niagara River, after diversions for hydropower generation, flows ...

and

American Falls The American Falls is the second-largest of the three waterfalls that together are known as Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–U.S. border. Unlike the much larger Horseshoe Falls, of which approximately 90% is in Ontari ...

. , the city contains 7 skyscrapers over and 15 high-rise buildings that exceed in height. The latest development that is under consideration in Niagara Falls is the Comfort Suites Hotel. At and 28 floors the building will be the first major tower built in the 2010s decade. , there are only 2 high-rises proposed for construction in Niagara Falls.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Niagara Falls that stand at least 30 m (98 ft) tall, based on

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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 The Skylon Tower, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is an observation tower that overlooks both the American Falls, New York, and the larger Horseshoe Falls, Ontario, from the Canadian side of the Niagara River. History Construction of the Skylon beg ...

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* {{TBSW Buildings and structures in Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the Canada–United States border, border between the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario in Canada and the U.S. state, state ...

Tallest buildings in Niagara Falls

Tallest buildings

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