It happened. It happened for the Pan Am Games Friday night and it was nothing short of spectacular.
Feel free to oooooh and ahhhhh as you see fit. There was a bit of a tease at first partway through the opening ceremony:
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Not bad, not bad.
But then at the end, after the legendary Steve Nash had lit the Pan Am Games cauldron aflame, this:
Torontonians everywhere paused to watch:
Even if you'd seen the city's skyline a thousand times, it was pretty special:
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![cn tower]()
![cn tower]()
![cn tower]()
Well played, Toronto, well played. Let the Games begin!
Feel free to oooooh and ahhhhh as you see fit. There was a bit of a tease at first partway through the opening ceremony:


Not bad, not bad.
But then at the end, after the legendary Steve Nash had lit the Pan Am Games cauldron aflame, this:
This is what it looks like when the CN Tower explodes with fireworks. Incredible. #TO2015 https://t.co/uNtmGlqSp6
— Adam Weitner (@AdamWeitner) July 11, 2015
#PanAmGames #OpeningCeremony CN Tower.
@PanAmGames2015 @TO2015
#PanAm2015 #TO2015 #PanAmericanGames
pic.twitter.com/pZAgGBPYYy < @MonikaPlatek
— Angela Milanese (@AngelaMilanese) July 11, 2015
Torontonians everywhere paused to watch:
Amazing view of the #fireworks off the #CNTower @TO2015 @TourCNTower #PanAm2015 #TO2015 pic.twitter.com/XQm8urfvmJ
— Morgan Hoffman (@morganhoffman) July 11, 2015
More Pan Am fireworks that lit up the CN Tower #PanAm2015 pic.twitter.com/qUj06JA0zd
— Russ Courtney (@Russ_Courtney) July 11, 2015
Even if you'd seen the city's skyline a thousand times, it was pretty special:




Well played, Toronto, well played. Let the Games begin!
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