The brick arches and white steel structures of the Brookfield Place.Crystal Cathedral of Commerce on the background.
For those who enjoy contemporary architecture, the jewel of Brookfield Place is the amazing Allen Lambert Galleria. This six-story pedestrian thoroughfare, measuring 85 feet high, 45 feet wide and 360 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 is comprised of eight freestanding
The Galleria's glass vault
steel supports on either side of the Galleria. The supports branch out into parabolic shapes and seem to resemble the canopy of a forest.
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