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The Canada Life Building is a historic office building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fifteen-floor Beaux Arts building was built by Sproatt & Rolph and stands at 285 feet (87 m), 321 feet (97.8 m) including its weather beacon. The Beaux Arts structure was the first of a series of planned structures along University Avenue, but the Great Depression halted these plans. When it was completed it was one of the tallest buildings in Toronto. It remains one of the largest office buildings in Toronto with windows that can be opened by its occupants.

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  • Canada Life Building (en)
  • Canada Life Building (de)
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  • Das Canada Life Building ist ein denkmalgeschütztes Bürogebäude in Toronto, Ontario, Kanada. Das fünfzehnstöckige Gebäude fällt durch seine Beaux-Arts-Architektur auf. Das Gebäude wurde von Sproatt & Rolph erbaut und erreicht eine Höhe von 87 Metern, mit Wettersäule 97,8 Meter. Das Gebäude befindet sich an der University und Queen Street in der Innenstadt von Toronto. (de)
  • The Canada Life Building is a historic office building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fifteen-floor Beaux Arts building was built by Sproatt & Rolph and stands at 285 feet (87 m), 321 feet (97.8 m) including its weather beacon. The Beaux Arts structure was the first of a series of planned structures along University Avenue, but the Great Depression halted these plans. When it was completed it was one of the tallest buildings in Toronto. It remains one of the largest office buildings in Toronto with windows that can be opened by its occupants. (en)
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  • Canada Life Building (en)
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  • Canada Life Building (en)
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  • Sprott & Rolph; Kuwabara Payne McKenna (en)
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  • The historic Canada Life Building, with a prominent weather beacon at its pinnacle, and the considerably taller CN Tower in the background to its left (en)
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  • The Canada Life Building is a historic office building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fifteen-floor Beaux Arts building was built by Sproatt & Rolph and stands at 285 feet (87 m), 321 feet (97.8 m) including its weather beacon. It is located at University and Queen Street in the city's downtown core. Work on the new headquarters of the Canada Life Assurance Company began in 1929 and it opened in 1931. It was the fourth building to serve as the headquarters of Canada Life, Canada's oldest, and at the time largest insurance company. Previously it had been housed in offices at Bay and King Street. The Beaux Arts structure was the first of a series of planned structures along University Avenue, but the Great Depression halted these plans. When it was completed it was one of the tallest buildings in Toronto. It remains one of the largest office buildings in Toronto with windows that can be opened by its occupants. The Canada Life Campus has been expanded several times over the last few decades and now consists of five structures: 330 University Avenue, 190 Simcoe Street, 180 Simcoe Street, 180 Queen Street West and a 5-storey parking garage at 206 Simcoe Street. In addition, the Campbell House Museum was moved to the South-East corner of the Campus in 1972. (en)
  • Das Canada Life Building ist ein denkmalgeschütztes Bürogebäude in Toronto, Ontario, Kanada. Das fünfzehnstöckige Gebäude fällt durch seine Beaux-Arts-Architektur auf. Das Gebäude wurde von Sproatt & Rolph erbaut und erreicht eine Höhe von 87 Metern, mit Wettersäule 97,8 Meter. Das Gebäude befindet sich an der University und Queen Street in der Innenstadt von Toronto. (de)
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