Toronto Audio Guided Walking Tour 3h and 23 audio commentary

Included in the St. John's Complex Lawrence Market, this important building is only the southern part. In fact, two other structures complete the list.

Clearly, Toronto’s reputation is well established and some of its peculiarities are truths in their own right. Its lifestyle, its cultural identity, its unique style make Canada’s largest city what it is.

Toronto Union Station is the region's long-distance transportation hub and has served more than 300,000 passengers daily since it opened in 1927. This is significantly higher than the number of passengers at the country’s busiest airport.

An essential part of Toronto's silhouette, the CN Tower is Canada's most recognized symbol. Before gaining all this notoriety, the immense masterpiece of engineering had a practical purpose.

The Skywalk is a major construction project on former railway lands and is an enclosed walkway that is an integral part of the Toronto Path. The locals know him well. It is a 30-kilometre network of underground pedestrians linking Toronto’s subway stations, office buildings, shops, hotels and shopping centres.

Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto's music hall, opened in 1982. The city’s internationally renowned Symphony Orchestra has been seated in its sloping circular architecture, made of glass and uncommon since 2002.

In a city where our gaze is easily lost in height from one skyscraper to another, it is true that it is shady to have to focus your attention on the ground, and yet. Launched in 1998, Canada’s Walk of Fame honours the success and work of Canada’s leading personalities through a series of stars.

Surprising piece of history, lost in this ultra futuristic glass immensity, St Andrew’s Church challenges our curiosity. Designed in 1876 by a Canadian architect and businessman, this religious building was used from the outset to house a congregation of the Presbyterian Church where lay people are elected to its leadership.

Queen Street West is one of Toronto’s best-known sections and is constantly buzzing with energy with its many dining venues, independent shops and art galleries.

It is true that in the contemporary architectural genre, here we are more used to tall glass towers rather than this kind of building. Far from being trivial, the Sharp Centre for Design opened in 2004 as part of a project to expand the campus of OCAD University, the Ontario School of Art and Design.

Recognized as one of the finest museums in North America, the Art Gallery of Ontario is far from being housed in an old building, contrary to what is commonly seen. Neither the municipality nor any public body was responsible for the creation of this place in 1900.

Before crossing the road, stop for a moment and look to your left. You're on University Avenue. A significant amount of the city’s most serious institutions are located on either side of this wide eight-lane artery.

At the heart of the hustle and bustle and bustle, Yonge-Dundas Square is one of Toronto’s major hubs. Officially opened to the public in 2003, through a downtown renovation project, this square is a unique gathering place for the 56 million people who frequent it each year.

Separating the city from north to south, Yonge Street is the main route to our destination. Designed by John Graves Simcoe, First Lieutenant, Governor of Upper Canada and founder of Toronto, the arterial road was an integral part of the planning of the colonial government’s concession roads in Ontario.

Known as the oldest and most honoured concert hall in the country, Massey Music Hall is the monument that has given new impetus to Toronto’s music industry.

The Toronto City Hall is one of Toronto’s most recognizable landmarks, as it is well known in the city. Opened in 1965, this impressive achievement is the result of the largest architectural competition ever conducted by a city.

Nathan Phillips Square, named in memory of a former Toronto mayor, is more than just City Inn’s forecourt; it is the city’s central square. Opened in 1965 on the former 20th century immigrant district, called The Ward, this place is one of the main hosts of festivals and various seasonal events.

Far from being as design-conscious as its predecessor, the former Toronto City Inn is one of the most representative landmarks in the city’s history. When it was first opened in 1899, after 10 years of work, this Romanesque Revival building was the largest municipal building in North America.

The Financial District is an illustrious area in the city centre, and is hardly invisible with its concentration of buildings. While Montreal is at the helm of Canada’s financial industry, Toronto nuances its historical face by integrating a series of towers into its landscape. And this step aside, towards modernity, will benefit him.

If its main function is simply to be a pedestrian walkway, between the two Brookfield towers, Allen Lambert Gallery, named in honour of the former President of the Toronto Dominion Bank, is a true piece of modern architecture.

Home to the former Bank of Montreal building since 1993, the Hockey Hall of Fame is a true declaration of love for Canadian sport par excellence. Originally planned to be inaugurated more than 200 km away in the city of Kingston, where hockey is believed to have been born, it was finally in Toronto that this institution was born on August 26, 1961.

The Gooderham building is a more than emblematic silhouette of Toronto and exudes a crazy magnetism of the past. Prior to its great appearance in 1891, at the intersection of Front and Wellington Streets, the area was occupied by its smaller and shorter ancestor, the Coffin Block.

Opened in 2013, Rod Robbie Bridge is an elegant elevated pedestrian bridge that connects Front West Street to the CN Tower and Rogers Centre area. By taking it, you follow an outdoor route that pays tribute to one of Toronto’s most outstanding architects, Rod Robbie, Contributor of the