Sept. 9, 2018: Toronto City Hall

Toronto has a memorable city hall which, like the CN Tower, provides one of the iconic images of the city.  Besides its unusual architecture, the grounds are spacious and provide a much needed public space in this the largest and busiest of Canadian cities.  The grounds is especially popular as a skating rink in the winter months.

New City Hall (4)

This is Toronto’s most recent city hall — the last one being featured in a prior TravelGumbo blog — here’s some of the images I snapped in and around City Hall.

One of many unusual pieces of streetart on the grounds of City Hall….

New City Hall (9)

New City Hall (10)

New City Hall (11)

An odd mushroom-shaped structure within City Hall.

New City Hall (15)

There’s an interesting 3D map of Toronto located within City Hall as well.

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New City Hall (28)

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