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Stained Glass Dome
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Construction of this building began in 1885. Originally a bank it continued to serve as a a branch unit till 1982 when it closed for the last time. The building remained largely unused until it's restoration for use as the Hockey Hall of Fame. Measuring 70 by 70 feet the room rises to a 45 foot high stained glass dome the largest of it's kind in Toronto. It features 24 fanned panels that depict allegorical dragons guarding gold from eagles, around the outside are a cornucopia of fruit and flowers. In the centre eight circles bear emblems representing what were then the seven provinces and Canada.

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.kg4bet
05/21/10 1:14 PM GMT
Not only are your photos wonderful but your narratives are very informative.
Nice shot with great detail.

Sheldon
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.catweasel
05/21/10 1:15 PM GMT
Really beautiful, and, as Sheldon said, a helpful narrative too.
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"Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?" THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT
::gabi_h
05/21/10 2:10 PM GMT
That is a beautiful dome! Nicely presented by you.
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To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower.............. William Blake
::sharonva
05/21/10 2:35 PM GMT
Beautiful and unusual... thanks!
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"The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne, Thassay so hard, so sharp the conquering..." Chaucer

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