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Allen Lambert Galleria
Is An Atrium That Connects Sam Pollock Square With
The Rest Of
The Financial District
A Neo-futuristic Design
By Santiago Calatrava
The Atrium Incorporates Several Buildings Along
The Side Of It
Toronto
Is
The Commercial Centre Of Canada
Many Of
The Country's Largest Firms
Are Based There
And Most Others Keep
A Major Presence
In
The City
Among Canada's Oldest
And Most Prominent Firms
Are
The Big Five Banks And
The Banks Have Erected Many Of Toronto's Most Prominent Buildings
The Financial District
Is Centred
On
The Intersection Of Bay Street
And King Street
In
The Heart Of Downtown
The Blocks
At Each Corner Of This Intersection
Are Home
To Office Towers For
The Major Banks
This Cluster Includes Four Of Canada's Five Tallest Buildings
At
The Southwest Of Bay
And King
Is Mies Van Der Rohe's Toronto-Dominion Centre
A Complex Of Six Black International Style Towers
Its Tallest Tower Once Dominated
The Toronto Skyline As
The City's First Modern Skyscraper And
The Tallest Building
In Canada From 1967
To 1972
On
The Southeast Corner
Is CIBC's Commerce Court Complex
It Is
A Cluster Of Four Office Buildings
The First Building
Known Since
The 1970s
As Commerce Court North
Was Built
In 1930 As
The Headquarters
Designed By
The Firm Darling
And Pearson
The 34-storey Tower Was
The Tallest Building
In
The British Empire/Commonwealth Of Nations Until 1962
In 1972
Three Other Buildings Were Erected
Thus Creating
The Commerce Court Complex: Commerce Court West Designed
By I
M
Pei (the Tallest Building
In
The Complex
At 57 Storeys
And
The Tallest Building
In Canada From 1972�1976)
Commerce Court East (14 Storeys)
And Commerce Court South (5 Storeys)
Across
The Intersection
On
The Northwestern Corner
Is First Canadian Place
Housing
The Main Toronto Offices Of
The Bank Of Montreal
It Was Designed
By Edward Durell Stone
And Originally Clad
In Carrara Marble
Since 1975
It Has Held
The Title Of Canada's Tallest Office Building With
A Height Of 298 Metres (978 Ft)
Scotia Plaza
Headquarters Of Scotiabank
Is
The Second Tallest Building
In Canada And
Is
The Newest Of
The Bay
And King Office Towers Having Been Completed
In 1988
Just Beyond Bay
And King
A Number Of Other Towers
Are Found
To
The South
Is
The Royal Bank Plaza
The Royal Bank Of Canada's Main Building
In Toronto
At Bay
And Wellington
Is TD Canada Trust Tower
The Third Tallest Building
In Canada
And Its Mate
The Bay Wellington Tower
Hotels
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Dragon Academy, Yeates School of Graduate Studies, 1.6 Metropolitan Toronto School Board and
the Toronto District School Board. . .
European Motor Cars