The
Fairmont Royal York, formerly known
as the Royal York Hotel, is a large
and historic hotel in downtown Toronto,
Ontario at 100 Front Street West.
It is the third hotel to occupy the
site. In 1843 the Ontario Terrace
opened at this site and was renamed
Sword's Hotel in 1853. The hotel was
renamed again in 1860 as Revere House
and finally as the Queen's Hotel in
1862. Prior to its demolition, the
Queen's Hotel had been one of Toronto's
most prestigious hotels. Opened on
June 11, 1929, the Royal York was
designed by Ross and Macdonald (with
Sproatt and Rolph) and built by the
Canadian Pacific Railway across the
street from Union Station. With 28
floors, the Château-style building
was the tallest building in Toronto
at that time, and the tallest building
in the British Empire until the construction
of Toronto’s Canadian Bank of
Commerce tower on King Street one
year later.
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