Nathan Phillips Square

Toronto's current city hall (known as New City Hall) is on the north side of Nathan Phillips Square. It was built in 1965 and is usually attributed to Viljo Revell.but he thought his colleagues Heikki Castren, Bengt Lundsten, and Seppo Valju should also be recognized. Old City Hall, an 1899 building by E. J. Lennox, is across the street on the east side.

Nathan Phillips was mayor of the old City of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. He played a leading role in getting New City Hall bilt, and in getting the design originally chosen replaced with the current one (the original design was later used for the Imperial Oil headquartes on St. Clair Avenue West, now the Imperial Plaza condos).

Philips was the first non-Protestant mayor of Toronto and the first since 1836 not to be a member of the Orange Order. He was known as the mayor of all the people.

Toronto's current city hall (known as New City Hall) is on the north side of Nathan Phillips Square. It was built in 1965 and is usually attributed to Viljo Revell.but he thought his colleagues Heikki Castren, Bengt Lundsten, and Seppo Valju should also be recognized. Old City Hall, an 1899 building by E. J. Lennox, is across the street on the east side.

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