this is the main turret of casa loma, toronto's castle.
with 98 rooms covering 64,700 square feet (6,000+ square miles), casa loma was the largest private residence in canada. it was constructed over a three-year period from 1911 to 1914. notable amenities included an elevator, an oven large enough to cook an ox, two vertical passages for pipe organs, a central vacuum, two secret passages in the owner, Sir Henry Pellat's ground-floor office, along with a pool and three bowling alleys in the basement (the last two were never completed). it has five acres of gardens, an underground tunnel connects it to the "hunting lodge" and to the stables (garage, potting shed, stalls, carriage room and tack rooms). in 1927 the city seized the property due to thousands of back taxes. it is now operated by the kiwanis club of toronto as a tourist destination for the city. (source: wikipedia.org)
Its very different architecture to the other iconic buildings of Canada - the hotel chain ones. Sounds a great place to visit, especially the underground tunnel!
What an imposing structure! I like the POV! It sounds like it would be a fascinating place to visit! Remind me never to eat your cooking if you have a recipe for moose droppings!
@bill_fe@summerfield Bill and Vikki, I prefer to dig a big hole in the ground and cook my ox over the burning coals! That is, if I had an ox....and, enough people to feed with it! I was more interested in the secret passages out of the owner's office....was that an escape route from his creditors?!
