73 lines
4.6 KiB
Plaintext
73 lines
4.6 KiB
Plaintext
ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ
|
|
ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÛßßßßßÛÛÜ ÜÜßßßßÜÜÜÜ ÜÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÛßß ßÛÛ
|
|
ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÝ Ûß
|
|
ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßÛÜÞÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛÞß
|
|
Mo.iMP ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛß
|
|
ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
|
|
ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ
|
|
ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
|
|
ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
|
|
ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÝÛÛÛÛÛ Ü
|
|
ÜÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛ ÞÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛ
|
|
ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÜß ÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß
|
|
ßÛÜ ÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÜÜ ßßÜÛÛßß ßÛÛÜ ßßßÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
|
|
ßßßßß ßßÛÛß ßßßßß ßßßßßßßßßßßßß
|
|
ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
|
|
|
|
Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
|
|
[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay on E.J. Lennox & ]
|
|
[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [his building of a court-]
|
|
[ ]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [house. ]
|
|
[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
|
|
|
|
Dizzed: 12/94 # of Words:509 School: ? State: ?
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
THE BUILDING THEN
|
|
|
|
In 1886 the city held a competition for the design of a court house.
|
|
Thirteen architects competed and E.J Lennox was chosen to construct this
|
|
building. He was chosen as the architect because of his unique way of
|
|
demonstrating the Richardsoninan Romanesque design (In North America this
|
|
design was know as the style of public dignity). But by the time the
|
|
project was underway, the city government decided that it needed a city
|
|
hall as well as a court house, so Lennox prepared new designs for a
|
|
building that combined both. The Interior features involve bronze and iron
|
|
detailing, painted murals by George Reid, as well as huge symbolic
|
|
stained-glass windows by Robert McCausland. The entire building was
|
|
created out of stone. Materials used were Credit valley red sandstone,
|
|
Sackville brownstone from New Brunswick and greystone from a quarry near
|
|
Orangeville. The stones are decorated with elaborate carvings of floral
|
|
and geometric designs, hideous faces and caricatures. The complete building
|
|
cost the city 2.5 million dollars which is almost nine times greater that
|
|
the original target price which was set at 300,000 dollars. Many people
|
|
complained and said that the cost of building the hall could have been used
|
|
on practical schemes such as sewer improvage, water supplies and other
|
|
important city needs. This mind blowing amount of money encouraged many
|
|
investigations and lawsuits. One affair being in which the architects name
|
|
was revealed carved immediately below the ledge under the uppermost windows
|
|
and it spelled out "E J LENNOX ARCHITECT A D 1898".
|
|
|
|
THE BUILDING NOW
|
|
|
|
Before designing the building Lennox made a tour to cities of the U.S
|
|
with buildings with the same style, now city hall's resemblance to H. H.
|
|
Richardosn's Pittsburgh court house in 1886 is often pointed out. The
|
|
building is designed so that the clock tower is centered on lower Bay
|
|
street, providing a satisfying vista. Since this building was designed to
|
|
be used for various activities when one enters the old city hall form the
|
|
entrance of Queen and James street they will see three names carved above
|
|
the door: Court House, Municipal Building and City Hall. Also, originally
|
|
there were a number of gargoyles projecting from all sides of the building,
|
|
including four on the tower, but most of them were removed because
|
|
deterioration made them a menace to the passerby on the streets below.
|
|
|
|
In 1956, mayor Nathan Phillips announced a contest for a new city
|
|
hall. Toronto lost interest in the old building and began to admire the
|
|
new one when the construction was over. By 1967 government wanted to sell
|
|
the old city hall as a site for the Eaton Center. But friends of this
|
|
building opposed this opinion and many disputes began. Finally, the Eaton
|
|
Center found out a new way to be constructed without the need of the old
|
|
city hall's land. Now the old city hall houses the municipal courts. In
|
|
1972 the facade was cleaned and restored by Summit Restorations, and its
|
|
subtle coloration and complicated carvings were revealed once again.
|