Clock tower at Old City Hall
by Nina Silver
Title
Clock tower at Old City Hall
Artist
Nina Silver
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Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Construction on Toronto's Old City Hall was begun in 1889. It became home to its city council from 1899 to 1966 and remains one of the city's most prominent structures.
Designed by prominent Toronto architect Edward James Lennox, the building took more than a decade to build and cost more than $2.5 million.
Four gargoyles were placed on the corners of the Clock Tower in 1899, but they were removed due to the effects of the weather on the sandstone carvings in 1938.
In 2002, bronze casts of the gargoyles were reinstalled.
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March 12th, 2014
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