Saeid Badie, DDS

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The modernist design of Toronto City Hall was a result of a competition after the original proposal was negatively received the photo was taken in 2008 Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario the Romanesque Ontario Legislature is one of the most prominent monuments in the city forming a terminating vista at the end of University Avenue to the east of the legislature are a number of governmental buildings with the best known being the Whitney Block Constructed over many decades they embrace a number of different styles the provincial government have been unwilling to pay for structures as lavish as those of the private sector and few of the provincial buildings are of much prominence Two of the most distinct and well known structures in downtown Toronto are the old and current city halls the Old City Hall was built in 1899 and is a prominent example of the late Victorian Romanesque Revival style Across the street is the starkly different new Toronto City Hall opened in 1965 This brashly modernist structure was designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell it fronts Nathan Phillips Square which was also designed by Revell Today both buildings are considered symbols of the city the 3D Toronto sign was installed in Nathan Phillips Square for the 2015 Pan American Games Post-secondary educational institutions, CONCACAF Champions League, 9.2 Literature Other 334.5 315.5 379.8 507.3 969.5 2,506.6 characterized by buildings on small lots (frontages less than 12.5 metres (41 ft)) ranging in height from 2 to 5 storeys These buildings have street-related retail uses at grade and residential uses above Typically they are built to the lot line and span the width of the lot These characteristics produce the familiar retail strip in which there is a continuous wall of retail activity and there is a direct relationship between the main entrance of a store and the public sidewalk The Main Street is the concept of small avenues and store frontages on busy roads which maintain the vitality of communities and the continuity of the streetscape Shopping centres. . The Golden Horseshoe is home to several universities including the University of Toronto and McMaster University in Hamilton which are ranked 1st and 4th in Canada respectively by the Academic Ranking of World Universities Other universities in the region include Brock University in St Catherines Trent University York University OCAD University University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Ryerson University Public primary and secondary schooling is typically provided by school boards largely organized at the municipal or county/regional level the only school board that operates throughout the Golden Horseshoe is Conseil scolaire Viamonde a public French-language school board and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir a public French-language separate school board Attractions; In addition to snowstorms ice storms windstorms heavy rainfall events associated with tropical storms or very severe thunderstorms Tornadoes are rare but do occur Tornado warnings have been posted for the city on a few occasions in the early 21st century however no touchdowns have been confirmed in the city since a weak tornado hit Scarborough in the mid-1990s a pair of dangerous F2 tornados did touchdown in neighbouring Vaughan on August 20 during the 2009 tornado season Further information: Effects of Hurricane Hazel in Canada.