Great Library
Great Library is a library in Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario which is located on Queen Street West. Great Library is situated nearby to the courthouse Court of Appeal for Ontario, as well as near Spirit Garden.Photo: Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: library of the Law Society of Ontario, located in Osgoode Hall
- Also known as: “The Great Library”
- Address: 130 Queen Street West, M5H 2N6
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and Toronto City Hall.
Yonge-Dundas
Photo: Benson Kua, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yonge-Dundas is the very heart of downtown Toronto—in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas St meet here, and the resulting intersection may be the city's busiest.
Toronto City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Jerome Decq, CC BY 2.0.
The Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, is the seat of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the city's most distinctive landmarks. Toronto City Hall is situated 230 metres northeast of Great Library.
Nathan Phillips Square
Square
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY 3.0.
Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and is named after Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. Nathan Phillips Square is situated 160 metres northeast of Great Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Financial District and Downtown Yonge.
Financial District
Neighborhood
Photo: Patrickneil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District is the central business district of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York.
Downtown Yonge
Neighborhood
Downtown Yonge is a retail and entertainment district centred on Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Downtown Yonge 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.
Entertainment and Financial Districts
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Entertainment and Financial Districts, along with Yonge-Dundas to the north, form the heart of Toronto's downtown. By day, the suits and powerbrokers of the Financial District drive the city's economy from their glass and steel towers.
Great Library
- Category: education
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.65183° or 43° 39′ 7″ northLongitude
-79.38553° or 79° 23′ 8″ westOperator
Law Society of OntarioOpen location code
87M2MJ27+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5983699313OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryWikidata ID
Q108781712
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