The multi-building Toronto–Dominion Centre was built in the mid-1960s and is considered an icon of rationalist Modernism. Mies van der Rohe's refined, minimalist design was a declaration of grandeur and marked Toronto’s arrival on the world stage.

Photo: Balthazar Korab, circa 1968; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

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Finnish architect Viljo Revell designed the futuristic Toronto City Hall in the mid-1960s. Two curved towers face a flying-saucer like structure that houses the city council chambers.

Photographer unknown, circa 1963

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