Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Rooftops

Last week I was taking a tour of a newly installed green roof on one of the buildings at U of Toronto and the view from up there was rather nice. Here we are seeing part of the campus in the forefront with Massey College and its modern bell tower on the left and the Soldiers Tower of Hart House to the right.  In the background are government buildings including the Queens Park legislature buildings and the tall towers at the back are part of the financial district along Bay St. The green playing field belongs to University College and it will be used for field hockey during the PanAm Games which take place here in July.
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29 comments:

  1. Luis GomezMay 12, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    Love this view!

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  2. AnonymousMay 12, 2015 at 9:05 AM

    What a contrasting skyline, fantastic!

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  3. VPMay 12, 2015 at 9:06 AM

    An amazing view... I love green roofs!

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  4. Jackie McGuinnessMay 12, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    Great view!

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  5. TexWisGirlMay 12, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    a nice view!

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  6. SharonMay 12, 2015 at 10:22 AM

    Wonderful view. You even got some moody clouds in the shot.

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  7. William KendallMay 12, 2015 at 10:41 AM

    I've walked through this area on a number of occasions. Soldiers Tower has always held my interest.

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  8. 21 WitsMay 12, 2015 at 10:41 AM

    I bet that was an interesting tour. This view is just incredible, what a gorgeous day too!

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  9. StephanieMay 12, 2015 at 11:34 AM

    Lovely view!

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  10. KarenMay 12, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    Quite the view!

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  11. RevrunnerMay 12, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    Lovely patch of urban green.

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  12. EG CameraGirlMay 12, 2015 at 12:57 PM

    Neat view of the city, I agree.

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  13. cieldequimperMay 12, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    Fantastic! The view, the colours, the blue, spring, green, that ball? on the right...

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  14. jennyfrecklesMay 12, 2015 at 3:29 PM

    Quite a pleasant cityscape; nice to see old and new rubbing shoulders.

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  15. Taken For GrantedMay 12, 2015 at 4:13 PM

    I love the roof top view of cities, and this is a fine one. I can imagine wandering around here.

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  16. AndyMay 12, 2015 at 4:21 PM

    This is one skyline that is in continuous change.

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  17. UnknownMay 12, 2015 at 4:27 PM

    Great atmosphere for students, thank you for closer Toronto.
    Greetings.

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  18. hamiltonMay 12, 2015 at 6:04 PM

    Nice to still see a bit of open space!

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  19. UnknownMay 12, 2015 at 6:31 PM

    Nice contemporary landscape, what a great sky...

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  20. LoisMay 12, 2015 at 7:36 PM

    That is quite a view! I like the way the clouds look.

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  21. JackMay 12, 2015 at 8:42 PM

    It is good to see wide views every now and then, to put the city into perspective.

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  22. CloudiaMay 12, 2015 at 9:12 PM

    Never a boring moment in Toronto!






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  23. DanMay 12, 2015 at 10:49 PM

    Toronto's landscape is ever changing. I hope the powers that be take down the Gardener.

    Your view is pleasing to the eye.

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  24. JoyMay 13, 2015 at 12:56 AM

    Fantastic view:)

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  25. LindaMay 13, 2015 at 2:50 AM

    What fun that we've both done a (different!) skyline post! I'll show this view to my daughter to see if she recognises where it is. I'm all for green roofs. We're about to install solar panels on our house, which rules out the green roof, but I have a long-term plan for one.

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  26. KarlMay 13, 2015 at 5:26 AM

    Wonderful and interesting view.

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  27. Mike@Bit About BritainMay 13, 2015 at 5:42 AM

    Stunning shot, Pat. Full.

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  28. Laura. MMay 13, 2015 at 5:47 AM

    Beautiful mix of styles Pat.I love it ;))

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  29. PerthDailyPhotoMay 13, 2015 at 10:14 AM

    Super roof top vistas Pat.. I'm just beginning to realise how popular hockey is in Canada :) Seems we will be hosting a Canadian hockey team here in Perth soon, next month I think. I might have to try and get tickets for it :)

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