Toronto Eaton Centre

The CF Toronto Eaton Centre is a shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto. It sits on top of two subway stations and is close to Union Station, making it North America's busiest shopping mall when counting daily commuters along with tourist traffic. The main retail mall is organized around a long arcade running parallel to Yonge Street, with over 230 stores and restaurants.

Nicht verpassen

• Flight Stop, a group of fibreglass Canada geese sculptures hanging from the glass ceiling by artist Michael Snow
• The vaulted glass-ceiling galleria, modelled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan
• The skywalk over Queen Street West connecting to the Hudson's Bay Queen Street complex
• The connection to the Path underground pedestrian network and two subway stations

Tickets & Touren

Möglichkeiten, Toronto Eaton Centre zu besuchen

Anreise

Wissenswertes vor dem Besuch

• The mall sits on top of two TTC subway stations: TMU and Queen on Line 1 Yonge–University.
• The interior passages form part of the Path underground pedestrian network, connecting to Union Station.
• The complex includes four office buildings and is linked to a 17-storey Marriott hotel on Bay Street.

Ein Stück Geschichte

The mall was named after the Eaton's department store chain that once anchored it. Construction began in the 1970s after earlier plans were revised to preserve Old City Hall and the Church of the Holy Trinity. The first phase opened in 1977, and the south half opened in 1979. The complex was designed by Eberhard Zeidler and Bregman + Hamann Architects, modelled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan.