New City Hall
The result of an international design competition, New City Hall was completed in 1965 to replace Toronto's third City Hall, located east of here. When the new home of Toronto's municipal government was planned, properties in what was Toronto's first Chinatown were expropriated or sold and demolished. Designed in the Modern style by Finnish architect Vilijo Revell and landscape architect Richard Strong, and engineered by Hannskarl Bandel, the building features two curved towers of asymmetrical heights that cradle the oyster-shaped council chambers. In its first four days of opening, City Hall attracted more than 70,000 visitors.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Toronto Plaques. Full page here.