Toronto. Attractions. Map. Tours. Hotels. Facts. Buildings. Posters. Pictures. A View On Cities. Toronto. Toronto Attractions. Brookfield Place. Loading.... CN Tower. Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto Islands. Casa Loma. City Hall. Aquarium of Canada. Art Gallery of Ontario. Hockey Hall of Fame. Old City Hall. Music Garden. PATH. Ontario Legislative Building. Flatiron Building. Eaton Centre. Distillery Historic District. Church of the Holy Trinity. Chinatown. Queen's Park. Cabbagetown. Rogers Centre. St. Lawrence Market. Brookfield Place. St. James Cathedral. TD Centre. Allan Gardens. Union Station. Royal York Hotel. University of Toronto. Yorkville Park. Sharp Centre for Design. Brookfield Place. BCE Place. Info. Location/Map. Nearby. Photos. Rating. votes. votes. Links. -. brookfieldofficeproperties.com. A wonderful combination of old and new 
architecture, Toronto's Brookfield Place is a mixture of shops, 
services, restaurants, and office space.. Blending Old and New. Canada Trust &. Bay Wellington Tower. Situated on a acre (2.2ha) parcel that was once considered "the most
 valuable business block in the city" Brookfield Place is a massive 
complex that consists of two contemporary office towers and twelve 
unique older properties that survived the Great Fire of which 
destroyed much of downtown Toronto. The property, which was originally 
known as BCE Place, includes about million square feet of office and
 retail space.. The complex's two towers - The. Bay Wellington Tower. and the. TD Canada Trust Tower. - were built in and respectively. The first was designed by 
Bregman and Hamann Architects. Bregman and Hamann also had a hand in 
building the second tower, along with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 
LLP.. Crystal Cathedral of Commerce. Allen Lambert Galleria. The Galleria's. glass vault. For those who enjoy contemporary architecture, the jewel of Brookfield 
Place is the amazing Allen Lambert Galleria. This six-story pedestrian 
thoroughfare, measuring feet high, feet wide and feet long 
(24x14x110 meter), has been dubbed the "crystal cathedral of commerce" 
and its design was the result of an international competition.. The winner, Santiago Calatrava of Spain, makes amazing use of glass 
and light in this building which has become one of the most photographed
 in Toronto. The Galleria is six stories high and consists of eight 
freestanding steel supports on either side of the Galleria. The supports
 branch out into parabolic shapes and seem to resemble the canopy of a 
forest.. The twelve surviving historic buildings have been incorporated into the 
complex and serve a variety of different purposes. For example, the old 
Bank of Montreal building now houses the. Hockey Hall of Fame. which is a must see for any avid hockey fan.. While the offices at Brookfield Place are home to many financial 
institutions and other important Toronto companies, visitors will love 
the vast variety of retail stores located on the concourse and ground 
levels in addition to a number of fast food eateries and traditional 
sit-down restaurants located there as well.. Next:. St. James Cathedral. Related Links:. -. Bay Wellington Tower Facts. -. TD Canada Trust Tower Facts. Subway. Union Station (Yonge - University). Location. Bay Street. toronto. x. Press ESC to close. powered by. www.aviewoncities.com.