Nathan Phillips Square

Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza in , , Canada. It forms the forecourt to , or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and is named after Nathan Phillips, mayor of from 1955 to 1962.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: plaza in front of Toronto, Ontario’s City Hall named in honour of the above
  • Also known as: “弥敦菲腊广场”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and Toronto City Hall.

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is the very heart of downtown —in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas Street meet here. The resulting intersection is probably the city's busiest, at least for pedestrians.

Town hall
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The , or New City Hall, is the seat of the municipal government of , , Canada, and one of the city's most distinctive landmarks. is situated 100 metres north of Nathan Phillips Square.

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The is a 553.3 m-high communications and observation in , Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in , built on the former Railway Lands. is situated 1¼ km south of Nathan Phillips Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Yonge and Financial District.

Neighborhood
is a retail and entertainment district centred on in , , Canada. The district is bounded by Richmond Street to the south; Grosvenor and Alexander Streets to the north; Bay Street to the west; and portions of Church Street, Victoria Street, and Bond Street to the east.

Neighborhood
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The is the central business district of , Ontario, Canada. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York.

Quarter
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is the main of , Ontario, Canada. Located entirely within the district of , it is approximately 16.6 square kilometres in area, bordered by Bloor Street to the northeast, a Canadian Pacific Railway line to the northwest, to the south, the Don Valley to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west.

Nathan Phillips Square

Latitude
43.65264° or 43° 39′ 10″ north
Longitude
-79.38385° or 79° 23′ 2″ west
Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)
Open location code
87M2MJ38+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 198500757
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8014952
Wiki­data ID
Q2915521
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Satellite Map

Discover Nathan Phillips Square from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Nathan Phillips Square” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Nathan Phillips Square”
  • Chinese: “內森·菲利普斯廣場”
  • Chinese: “内森·菲利普斯广场”
  • Chinese: “彌敦菲臘廣場”
  • Dutch: “Nathan Phillips Square”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان ناثان فيليبس”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Nathan Phillips”
  • French: “Nathan Phillips Square”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר נייתן פיליפס”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר נתן פיליפס”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר פיליפס נתן”
  • Japanese: “ネイサン・フィリップス・スクエア”
  • Korean: “네이슨 필립스 스퀘어”
  • Persian: “میدان نیتن فیلیپس”
  • Portuguese: “Nathan Phillips Square”
  • Spanish: “Nathan Phillips Square”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Nathan Phillips”
  • Yue Chinese: “彌敦菲臘廣場”

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