Toronto City Hall Photo Gallery


New City Hall
Designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell after winning an international architectural competition in 1957, New City Hall opened in 1965 after 4 years of construction and $25 million. Chosen as the winning entry from submissions from 42 countries, Revell saw this building as an "eye of government", with the 2 arched towers serving as 'eyelids'. In front of New City Hall is Nathan Phillips Square, named after a former mayor and a popular outdoor skating rink in the winter.

View from the Observation Deck




























Meeting Chamber


Scale model of downtown Toronto on the ground floor of City Hall.




	Portlands district just east of downtown - disused, abandoned, and awaiting redevelopment.
Old City Hall
Under construction for more than a decade and costing more than $2.5 million, Toronto's third City Hall officially opened on September 18, 1899 by mayor John Shaw. The building contained a Council Chamber, courtrooms and municipal offices. Designed by Toronto architect Edward James Lennox, whose later projects included Casa Loma and the King Edward Hotel, Old City Hall became a courthouse for the Ontario goverment When Toronto's fourth City Hall opened across Bay Street in 1965.