Bank of Canada Building (Toronto)

The Bank of Canada Building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was one of the regional offices for the central bank. It was built in 1957–1958 with vaults for gold and cash for banks in the Greater Toronto Area. The central bank's regional offices are now at Sun Life Financial Tower at 150 King Street West.^[3]

Bank of Canada Building
Bank of Canada Building
General information
Architectural style	Modern Classical architecture[1]
Location	Toronto, Ontario
Address	250 University Avenue
Country	Canada
Coordinates	43°39′01″N 79°23′12.5″W
Elevation	90 metres (295 ft)
Construction started	1954
Completed	1958
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Marani & Morris [2]
Other designers	Cleeve Horne and Louis Temporale[2]

The building was designed by Canadian architect Ferdinand Herbert Marani and British-born Canadian architect Robert Schofield Morris (1898–1964), with a modern take of classical architecture.^[1] The building had mostly a simple clean façade but featured two carvings: bas-relief designs on north and south façade by sculptor Cleeve Horne (1912-1998) and as well as the Arms of Canada on the front entrance by Louis Temporale (1909-1994).^[4]