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View of Mississauga City Centre from the southeast. The architecture is based on a "futuristic farm" (the clock tower is the windmill, the main building on the top-right corner is the farmhouse, the cylindrical council chamber is the silo, and the pentagonal building on the bottom left is the barn)

The Mississauga Civic Centre is the city hall of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Centre was finished in 1987 by Jones and Kirkland and stands at 92 metres or 302 feet. The design was influenced by farmsteads which once occupied much of Mississauga.[1] The barn-like structure design which includes a clock tower was chosen as the winner of a design competition that included 246 submissions. It is located near Square One Shopping Centre and is home to the City Council of Mississauga. Its GIS coordinates are +43.588404-79.644454.

Prince Andrew was part of the opening ceremonies on Canada Day on July 1, 1987. Prince Andrew's impression of City Hall was "It's quite remarkable". However, the media had fun with his quote about the building due to local criticism of the structure and the fact that the media found his response to be less than sincere.

Mississauga resident Don Cherry who is most notable for being on Hockey Night In Canada and a Canadian icon added fuel to the fire when he stated that the new City Hall reminded him of his hometown Kingston, Ontario because it looked more like a Penitentiary than a City Hall.

Mississauga also took some flak over the fact that they decided to use bricks from a U.S. company for construction instead of using a longtime big brick company close by (Brampton Brick LTD) in Brampton, which borders Mississauga.

The complex is home to

  • Mississauga City Council chambers (2nd floor)
  • wedding chapel (2nd floor).
  • Conservatory
  • Great Hall
  • mayor and councillor offices
  • city offices

Small openings allow visitors to view out into the Great Hall A pyramid shaped atrium brings natural light into the Great Hall.

A 9,000 square metre court yard with a pool/ice rink is located on the south side of the building; to the west is the floral garden, often used for wedding pictures. South of the complex is the five-storey Mississauga Central Library, one of the largest in the Greater Toronto Area.

See also

A list of other GTA civic centres:

References

  1. ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia - Mississauga: Present Day

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