Toronto Dominion Centre
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The Toronto Dominion Centre consists of six buildings in the financial core of Toronto. The architect of the buildings was Mies Van der Rohe.
Within and around the buildings are a variety of artworks all by Canadian artists.
Artist Joe Fafard sculpted "The Pasture" which features seven cows lying on the grass. Each cow was sculpted through the use of the same mould.
Within and around the buildings are a variety of artworks all by Canadian artists.
Artist Joe Fafard sculpted "The Pasture" which features seven cows lying on the grass. Each cow was sculpted through the use of the same mould.
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Two tapestries by Kaija Sanelma Harris hang at the Toronto Dominion Bank Tower. The tapestries, "Sun Ascending", represent the sun over the Canadian landscape.
A tapestry by Andrée Marchand is also installed in the Toronto Dominion Bank Tower. "Purure de Samourai" was inspired by Japanese design.
Marcel Marois' "Les Angeles dún Site", along with the help of his assistant worked on this tapestry for 10 months. The tapestry features sled dogs combined with abstract shapes.
Paulette-Marie Sauve's interpretation of the Canadian landscape is a triptych installed at the Commercial Union Tower.
WIthin the Royal Trust Tower is the tapestry by Joanna Staniszkis which represents the skyline of the city as a computer image.
Address:
Toronto Dominion Centre, Suite 3800, Box 2
66 Wellington Street West, Toronto, ON M5K1A1, Canada
Phone: 1 (416) 869-1144, Fax: 1 (416) 862-3662
66 Wellington Street West, Toronto, ON M5K1A1, Canada
Phone: 1 (416) 869-1144, Fax: 1 (416) 862-3662
Hours:
9am-6pm; Closed: Sun, Sat
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