Great Hall
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The Great Hall is the grand central concourse of Toronto’s Union Station, known for its soaring ceilings, Beaux-Arts architecture, and role as a major transit hub space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Hall canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage interior space
ⓘ
public hall ⓘ railway station concourse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Toronto
ⓘ
Railway station architecture in Canada ⓘ Transport infrastructure in Toronto ⓘ |
| city | Toronto ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Union Station, Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay Concourse (Union Station, Toronto)
Front Street entrance of Union Station ⓘ PATH (Toronto) ⓘ
surface form:
PATH pedestrian network (Toronto)
Union Station, Toronto ⓘ
surface form:
York Concourse (Union Station, Toronto)
train shed (Union Station, Toronto) ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century railway architecture ⓘ |
| feature |
coffered ceiling
ⓘ
grand interior volume ⓘ large arched windows ⓘ ornamental detailing ⓘ soaring ceilings ⓘ stone cladding ⓘ |
| function |
central concourse
ⓘ
main ticketing hall (historical) ⓘ passenger circulation space ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected interior (municipal/heritage designation) ⓘ |
| location |
Canada
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| openedWith | current Union Station building ⓘ |
| operator |
Municipality of Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Toronto
Union Station management (on behalf of City of Toronto) ⓘ |
| ownership |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Toronto
|
| partOf |
Union Station, Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Station (Toronto)
|
| role |
gateway to downtown Toronto
ⓘ
landmark interior of Union Station ⓘ major transit hub space ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic example of Beaux-Arts civic architecture in Toronto
ⓘ
key component of Canada’s busiest transportation hub ⓘ one of Canada’s best-known railway station interiors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to GO Transit services
ⓘ
access to Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway ⓘ access to UP Express services ⓘ access to VIA Rail services ⓘ access to train platforms ⓘ meeting place ⓘ pedestrian circulation between station wings ⓘ rail passenger movement ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Union Station (Toronto)
subject surface form:
Union Station (Toronto)