Thursday, March 21, 2013

Toronto's Old City Hall

Andy | Thursday, March 21, 2013 | Best Blogger Tips

Old City Hall built between 1889 and 1899, was declared a National Historic Site in 1989. The structure is presently being used as a court house.

14 comments:

  1. I love the juxtaposition of old and new - very nice shot!

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  2. Its a contrast for sure but I am not sure that somebody did a lot of thinking about the match of this 2 buildings.

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  3. This is a beauty, Andy. It has the same Romanesque brownstone architecture as Boston's Trinity Church, a landmark designed by Henry H. Richardson.

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  4. As much as I hate that glass tower, I have taken several photos of these two buildings from this angle and almost always find the juxtaposition pleasing to the eye.

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  5. I prefer the brick building much more than the glass one in the back. It has more history to me.

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  6. Love the clock tower. These old buildings altho expensive to maintain are real treasures. That's a lot of bikes parked in front!

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  7. these old city halls are the best aren't they?!

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  8. Gorgeous structure. Don't see many like this here anymore, although growing up in Minneapolis, there were some similar buildings. (Not in Ocala! :))

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  9. Neat reflection, Andy! I see you have invaded RedPat's domain. :))

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  10. What a different look of modern. Wow!

    Thanks for sharing Andy as usual. Thumbs up.

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  11. These building were impressive on the outside as well as the inside.

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  12. Nice shot. It's funny but just a couple of days ago, someone commented on a post of mine from 2007. Among my photos was one of those gargoyles that are visible on the clock tower above. Not realizing that this was Old City Hall, I had referred to it as a gargoyle on a church. The comment informed me of the error. And now, here it is again. Very cool.

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  13. One of my favourite buildings. Can't believe they ever thought about tearing it down to build a shopping centre! Glad it was saved and is still being used. :)

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