Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Conservatory

This is the entrance to the historic hall of the Royal Conservatory of Music on Bloor St. This part of the conservatory was built in 1881 as McMaster Hall and renamed Ihnatowycz Hall in 2005. There has been a wonderful renovation and restoration of the building as you can see from the condition of the brickwork around this entrance. I'll show a bit of detail tomorrow.  
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22 comments:

  1. TomNovember 21, 2018 at 8:46 AM

    ...what a classy entrance.

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  2. jennyfrecklesNovember 21, 2018 at 9:05 AM

    Exquisite brickwork. What craftsmanship.

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  3. eileeninmdNovember 21, 2018 at 9:13 AM

    Hello,

    What a beautiful entrance! Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day.

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  4. AndyNovember 21, 2018 at 9:15 AM

    Glad to see the renovations did not harm the classy entrance.

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  5. LeaNovember 21, 2018 at 9:44 AM

    What a magnificent entrance!

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  6. SharonNovember 21, 2018 at 9:56 AM

    What a wonderful entrance. It's one of those entrances that screams "I'm an important building".

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  7. William KendallNovember 21, 2018 at 11:25 AM

    That really is a beautiful entry.

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  8. JennNovember 21, 2018 at 12:33 PM

    BEAUTIFUL!!

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  9. Susan KaneNovember 21, 2018 at 1:16 PM

    A piece of history was kept honored and beautiful!

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  10. jo(e)November 21, 2018 at 2:34 PM

    I think I'd have to dress up to go through an entrance like that! It's so grand.

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  11. s.cNovember 21, 2018 at 3:19 PM

    You can see that no sound can leave that building.

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  12. JimNovember 21, 2018 at 3:26 PM

    What an entrance!

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  13. Taken For GrantedNovember 21, 2018 at 3:40 PM

    A fine beaux arts building. They don't build like this any more.

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  14. BillNovember 21, 2018 at 3:54 PM

    Wow, that is one grand entrance!

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  15. RevrunnerNovember 21, 2018 at 4:56 PM

    Gosh! Looks like the Smithsonian Institute's so-called Old Castle.

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  16. CatalystNovember 21, 2018 at 8:52 PM

    What a beautiful building!

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  17. KayNovember 21, 2018 at 9:26 PM

    That's truly gorgeous! They sure knew how to make a statement in 1881.

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  18. LowellNovember 22, 2018 at 6:34 AM

    Now that's what I call an entrance. I also think it is wonderful they didn't tear the building down in 2005 or whenever they decided to do the renovation! Here they would have probably demolished the structure and erected a modern building made of glass and concrete. ;)

    Re your question: We are not at the Oak House often other than to get our mail. And once in a while we'll have dinner in the restaurantl And we go to some of the special events. We're some of the oldest people here and we don't drink so we don't have aot in common with many of them. Getting old ain;t alot of fun!

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  19. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 22, 2018 at 10:20 AM

    Now that's what I call an entrance Pat.. spectacular! Love the reflections in the glass ✨

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  20. 21 WitsNovember 25, 2018 at 12:36 PM

    I'm a fan of these old beauties!

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  21. boromaxNovember 27, 2018 at 6:53 PM

    Fabulous entrance!

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  22. JackDecember 1, 2018 at 9:48 PM

    Nice architecture here. I like it.

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