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- The board of management for Yonge–Dundas Square was established in 2001, and is the first public–private partnership in Canada to operate a public square.
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Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and is named after Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. [3] The square was designed by the City Hall's architect Viljo Revell and landscape ...
The building is located adjacent to Nathan Phillips Square, a public square at the northwest intersection of Bay Street and Queen Street, that was designed and officially opened alongside Toronto City Hall.
Yonge–Dundas Square, or Dundas Square is a public square at the southeast corner of the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street East in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by Brown and Storey Architects, the square was conceived in 1997 as part of revitalizing the intersection.
These designs featured a variety of new public buildings, including a new city hall, a courthouse, police headquarters and war memorials, all preserving the 1917 Registry Building. In a 1947 plebiscite Toronto voters approved the acquisition of land that would become the site of Nathan Phillips Square.
Mar 4, 2016 · Toronto’s First City Hall disappeared that summer to make way for Thomas’s St Lawrence Hall. The market was left standing and continued to operate until the Spring, 1850, when it was demolished for a new market arcade extending between St. Lawrence Hall and Front Street.
Nov 20, 2012 · The 27th floor of the east tower originally served as an observation deck. The final component of the integrated design was the public square in front of the building - a grand civic gesture that devoted about ¾ of the site to open space.
Apr 16, 2024 · Toronto’s history as a city began in the late 18th century when it was known as the Town of York. It was established in 1793 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe as a defensive settlement to protect Upper Canada (now Ontario) from potential attacks by the United States.
