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This is Calgary’s most iconic Downtown building. The views from this 191-meter (626-foot) scepter-shaped edifice take in the city's layout, the surrounding plains, and the face of the Rockies rising 80 km (50 miles) to the west. A "torch" that crowns the tower is lighted for special events and occasions. The tower top also holds the revolving Sky 360 Restaurant and Lounge, which serves dinner nightly and weekend brunch. It also boasts Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and a gift shop.
Located at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, this planetarium has the largest telescope in the Canadian Rockies. In its dome, an astronomy expert conducts an interactive tour of the dark night sky—a fitting experience given that Jasper is the world's second-largest Dark Sky Preserve.
