How old is toronto city

Edward James Lennox. John Elliott. The imposing five-storey terra cotta clad Wesley Building is located on the southeast corner of…. Union Station is an early 20th-century, Beaux-Arts-style, stone railway terminal.

It is prominently…. General view. Detail view. The clock tower is placed off centre to create a terminating vista on Bay Street and the view is impressive when you walk or drive up from any direction. Extreme attention to detail is apparent both inside and out — on the exterior, from the use of different coloured stones and ornate masonry, and inside, where light floods through massive stained-glass windows into the grand lobby and sweeping staircases.

Construction began in and there was slow progress over several years, in part due to the complexity of building the thick basement walls and massive footings and in part because of the local sandstone that was used.

Earlier versions are now part of the historic St. See The St. The nineteenth century was a time of growth for Toronto and, despite a number of renovations, that City Hall became over-crowded. He took three years to design the impressive building we see today; as he had to consider the two separate uses prescribed for this building; it was to be both a city hall and a court house.

When finished it the largest building in the city and also the largest municipal edifice in North America. The architectural detailing is impressive.