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295. Postcard from Canada

CASA LOMA

Toronto's famous castle was built Between 1911 and 1914 on a 25-acre estate.

Casa Loma is a small, neo-gothic castle in the Canadian city Toronto, built in the years 1911-1914. Its construction cost in 1911 and $ 3.5 million and involve 300 people over 3 years of construction. The building stands on the hill took its name (English: Casa Loma - a house on a hill). The architect was EJ Lennox, who built the old city hall in a similar style castle, reminiscent of European prototypes. The owner and originator of the villa of Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, industrialist, financier and soldier in the service of the British Crown. Today it is owned by the city, and since 1937 engaged in the supervision of the Kiwanis Club.

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Victorian villa and the gardens are an attraction and is visited by over 400,000 tourists a year. Often the object is rented for balls, weddings and film crews.

Outside there is a well-kept formal garden, which was renovated in 1990 cost $ 1.5 million, trying to keep their shape and distribution.

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Received on: 26 Apr, 2011

Distance: 5.657 km (3.515 miles)
Travel time: 10 days