Stelco Tower
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Stelco Tower, this 26-storey structure is a self-weathering steel frame, built in 1973 (103 meters/338 feet), is the second tallest building in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. [1] Originally known as Stelco Tower and now officially known as the 100 King Street West building, most Hamiltonians still refer to it as the Stelco Tower.
Originally built to be the head office of Canada's biggest steel producer and one of Hamilton's biggest employers; Stelco. The company used the tower to demonstrate the versatility of steel and to showcase its newest development, "Stelcoloy"—a specialised steel alloy designed to slowly rust over time. The rust helps protect the steel from further damage. This process of oxidation accounts for the steel's unique self-colouring nature—the steel was grey-blue when the building was first erected.[2]
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- ^ Stelco Tower: 1973 (www.emporis.com). Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ Eddy Elmer: Architecture: Skyscrapers. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
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