Canada's third-tallest skyscraper, built into a 1951 landmark
Scotia Plaza
Rather than demolish the Bank of Nova Scotia's heritage-designated 1951 building, developers built one of Toronto's tallest towers directly onto and around it.
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Scotia Plaza, at 40 King Street West, was built between 1985 and 1988, rising 275 metres to become Canada's third-tallest skyscraper. Rather than clear the site entirely, the development incorporates the historic Beaux-Arts Bank of Nova Scotia Building, built between 1946 and 1951 and designated significant under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1975.
A 40-metre atrium
The tower features a dramatic 40-metre-high atrium connecting the heritage building to the modern tower behind it, a design solution that let Scotiabank keep its architecturally significant headquarters building intact while gaining the office space of a modern high-rise on the same site.
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