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Royal Bank Plaza

Northwest corner of Bay St. and Front St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
416 974 5570
The Royal Bank of Canada building
The Royal Bank of Canada building
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Ranked #153 of 227 attractions in Toronto
3.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Description: These golden glass towers are truly masterpieces of modern architecture.
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Toronto ON
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67 reviews 67 reviews
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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
“Another underground shopping Mall”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

Chain stores - that's all. Nothing exciting about it - same stores you would find all the malls in Toronto and suburbs - no special restaurants or bars. If it is cold outside then walk from Union Station north to The Bay or visa versa More

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Toronto, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“underground shopping”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012

The whole underground of downtown Toronto is a huge group of malls. You don't need to go anywhere else if you want to shop, rain/snow or shine, cold or hot, it's weather-proof:) More

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Ajax, Canada
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26 reviews 26 reviews
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“There's gold in them thar windows”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

Royal Bank Plaza emerged during the 1970's competition for the tallest tower among the big Canadian banks. Royal Bank Plaza opted for class over height by building their tower using windows incorporating an extremely thin layer of real gold. The amount of gold per window was so little as to not present a factor in the cost (of course, gold... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“it's made of gold! real gold!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011

Royal Bank Plaza. As a tourist, you'll probably end up in here by accident. It's one of the exits coming out of Union Station. Its worth a glimpse and a picture. There's actually 24ct gold chemically baked into all the windows! If that doesn't make you a cool bank, I don't know what does! More

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