Canada Life Building
| Canada Life Building | |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: |
Toronto , Canada
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| Construction time : | 1929-1931 |
| Status : | completed |
| Architectural style : | Beaux Arts architecture |
| Architect : | Sprott & Rolph; Kuwabara Payne McKenna |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | office building |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 97.8 m |
| Height to the top: | 97.8 m |
| Height to the roof: | 87 m |
| Floors : | 15th |
The Canada Life Building is a Grade II listed office building in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . The fifteen-story building stands out due to its Beaux Arts architecture . The building was built by Sproatt & Rolph and reaches a height of 87 meters, with a weather column 97.8 meters. The building is located on University and Queen Street in downtown Toronto.
history
When completed in 1931, the building served as one of four buildings as the headquarters of the insurance company Canada Life Assurance Company . The Beaux architecture was the first in a series of planned buildings along University Avenue. Due to the Great Depression , the plans were abandoned. When the building was completed, it was the tallest building in Toronto.
Weather beacon
The building is best known for its weather column, which adapts the color to the weather conditions. Weather information is provided four times a day from Environment Canada's Weather Center at Toronto Pearson Int. Airport updated.
- Green = clear weather
- Red = cloudy
- flashing red = rainy
- flashing white = snow
The white lights on the tower frame indicate the expected weather conditions:
- Lights moving upwards = warmer
- Lights running downwards = colder
- permanently lit = unchanged temperature
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 43 ° 39 ′ 6 " N , 79 ° 23 ′ 15.1" W.