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Tourist Info
The Architecture
Designed by renowned architect Mies van der Rohe, the original TD Centre consisted of a grouping of two steel-and-glass towers and a banking pavilion. The 55-storey Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower was the first to be completed, officially opening on Canada’s 100th birthday, July 1st, 1967. The pavilion opened in 1968 and one year later the 43-storey Royal Trust Tower was completed. Three more buildings have since joined the complex: CP Tower in 1973, TD Waterhouse Tower in 1985 and the Ernst & Young Tower in 1991.
To avoid the canyons created by office towers in many cities, Mies van der Rohe’s plan for the seven acre site set the building back from the streets and placed them on a landscaped plaza. The plaza not only created a space for art, concerts and public gatherings, but has become a respite for visitors and workers in surrounding offices. Below the plaza, he created an underground shopping concourse, the first of its kind in the city and the cornerstone for the extensive and distinctive Path network of modern Toronto.
Mies gave the Toronto-Dominion Centre a clear and deliberate design, graceful and powerful, black and timeless. A design that welcomed people and elevated the city.
The Shopping Centre
The Toronto-Dominion Centre concourse is a major downtown retail mall, with over 75 shops and restaurants. Directly connected to Toronto’s underground city, TD Centre’s retail is the hub of the financial capital.
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The Grounds
The Toronto-Dominion Centre, with over three acres of outdoor courtyard and plaza space, was designed as a place for people to gather. A permanent fixture in the grassy courtyard is “The Pasture”, sculptor Joe Fafard's seven lifelike bronze cows that bring a sense of calm to a busy financial community. Thousands take in and enjoy the courtyard and its trees and gardens during the warm spring and summer months.
Toronto PATH
Directly connected to the TD Centre, Toronto's Path System provides 11 kilometres of Underground City. Contact Guest Services at 416-864-6448; tdccares@cadillacfairview.com or visit www.torontopath.com for more information.
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Gallery of Inuit Art
A cooperative project of Cadillac Fairview and the Toronto-Dominion Bank, this gallery serves as the permanent home of a selection of the bank’s renowned collection of Inuit Art. The gallery is located on the ground floor of 79 Wellington Street West and is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
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