Toronto: Casa Loma, Autostitched.
Casa Loma is a Gothic Revival-style mansion designed by architect E.J. Lennox for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. It was constructed from 1911 to 1914. It's basically Toronto's equivalent of the Hearst Castle.
Casa Loma sits atop the Scarborough Bluffs, an escarpment that was the former shoreline of Glacial Lake Iroquois, left behind after the last Ice Age. At the time it was built, it was a getaway from the bustle of Toronto, though, today, it's surrounded by the city. The tower offers a gorgeous panoramic vista of central Toronto, though you have to climb up a narrow and steep spiral staircase to appreciate the view.
Casa Loma has been used as a mansion or fancy institutional setting in many Hollywood productions shot in Toronto, such as X-Men, Chicago, and Cocktail, though Casa Loma played itself in Edgar Wright's 2010 film adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World graphic novel series.
The $20.50 admission fee (for an adult) is a little steep, but it's well-worth it if you'd like to see the interior of an majestic yet eccentric Edwardian mansion.
Toronto: Casa Loma, Autostitched.
Casa Loma is a Gothic Revival-style mansion designed by architect E.J. Lennox for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. It was constructed from 1911 to 1914. It's basically Toronto's equivalent of the Hearst Castle.
Casa Loma sits atop the Scarborough Bluffs, an escarpment that was the former shoreline of Glacial Lake Iroquois, left behind after the last Ice Age. At the time it was built, it was a getaway from the bustle of Toronto, though, today, it's surrounded by the city. The tower offers a gorgeous panoramic vista of central Toronto, though you have to climb up a narrow and steep spiral staircase to appreciate the view.
Casa Loma has been used as a mansion or fancy institutional setting in many Hollywood productions shot in Toronto, such as X-Men, Chicago, and Cocktail, though Casa Loma played itself in Edgar Wright's 2010 film adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World graphic novel series.
The $20.50 admission fee (for an adult) is a little steep, but it's well-worth it if you'd like to see the interior of an majestic yet eccentric Edwardian mansion.