Old City Hall (Toronto)
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Old City Hall (Toronto) is a historic Romanesque Revival former municipal building and courthouse in downtown Toronto, renowned for its iconic clock tower and status as one of the city’s most prominent heritage landmarks.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old City Hall (Toronto) canonical | 3 |
| Old City Hall, Toronto | 2 |
| Osgoode Hall (vicinity to the south) | 1 |
| Toronto’s Old City Hall clock tower | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romanesque Revival building
ⓘ
courthouse ⓘ former city hall ⓘ heritage property ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architect | Edward James Lennox ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Richardsonian Romanesque
ⓘ
Neo-Romanesque ⓘ
surface form:
Romanesque Revival
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Toronto
ⓘ
City and town halls in Ontario ⓘ Courthouses in Canada ⓘ National Historic Sites in Ontario ⓘ |
| clockTowerHeight | approximately 103.6 metres ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1899 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse | courthouse ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 16,000 square metres ⓘ |
| functionedAsCityHallUntil | 1965 ⓘ |
| hasBell | clock tower bell ⓘ |
| hasClockFaces | 4 ⓘ |
| hasClockTower | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched windows
ⓘ
central courtyard ⓘ iconic clock tower ⓘ ornate stone carvings ⓘ sculptural reliefs ⓘ |
| hasPublicSquareRelationship |
Nathan Phillips Square
ⓘ
surface form:
faces Nathan Phillips Square
|
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1899 ⓘ |
| locatedAt | 60 Queen Street West ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ downtown Toronto ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Nathan Phillips Square
ⓘ
Toronto City Hall ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
granite
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| municipalHeritageDesignation | Toronto heritage property ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 4 ⓘ |
| openedAsCityHall | 1899 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Toronto
|
| replacedBy | Toronto City Hall ⓘ |
| significance | one of Toronto’s most prominent heritage landmarks ⓘ |
| usedBy | Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ |
| usedFor |
criminal courts
ⓘ
provincial offences courts ⓘ |
| wasLargestMunicipalBuildingIn | North America at time of completion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old City Hall (Toronto) Description of subject: Old City Hall (Toronto) is a historic Romanesque Revival former municipal building and courthouse in downtown Toronto, renowned for its iconic clock tower and status as one of the city’s most prominent heritage landmarks.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Osgoode Hall (vicinity to the south)
this entity surface form:
Old City Hall, Toronto
this entity surface form:
Toronto’s Old City Hall clock tower
this entity surface form:
Old City Hall, Toronto