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Canada: Toronto, Ontario – Ceiling Domes in Casa Loma

Monday, June 10th, 2019

The home of Sir Henry Pellatt was one of the first in America to have recessed lighting installed in the domes of some rooms creating glowing ceilings.

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Canada: Toronto, Ontario – Casa Loma, Toronto

Monday, June 10th, 2019

The famous Oak Room of the splendid Edwardian era home of Sir Henry Pellatt. The finished panels fruit, flowers, ribbons and birds took 3 years to carve and were so exquisite that in 1913 when they arrived they were first exhibited in Montreal’s Musee des Beaux Arts before being installed in Casa Loma.

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Canada: Toronto, Ontario – CN Tower Glass Floor

Monday, June 10th, 2019

Standing 113 floors high and looking through a glass floor, you can see the Toronto Raptors Jurassic Park, where fans hang out. In 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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Canada: Toronto, Ontario – Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

Who would guess a shoe museum could be such fun, so informative and so creative? The history, the designers, the famous shoes and the oddities will please just about anyone who comes here.

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Canada: Toronto, Ontario- Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

Women who love shoes will love this museum. It traces the history of shoes from thousands of years ago to today.

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