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Nathan Phillips Square
Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza in Toronto, Canada. It forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or ''New City Hall'', at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and is named for Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=City of Toronto > Toronto City Hall tour > Nathan Phillips Square )〕 The square was designed by the City Hall's architect Viljo Revell and opened in 1965. The square is the site of concerts, art displays, a weekly farmers' market, the winter festival of lights, and other public events, including demonstrations. During the winter months, the reflecting pool is converted into an ice rink for ice skating. The square attracts an estimated 1.5 million visitors yearly. With an area of , it is Canada's largest city square.
==Features==
The square is rectangular in shape, with the edge of the city hall meeting the square on an angle on the north side. The main portion of the square is paved with two sizes of reinforced concrete slabs. The square has a reflecting pool, a peace garden, a permanent stage and several sculptures, including ''Three-Way Piece No. 2'' (''The Archer'') by Henry Moore. Around the remaining perimeter of the square runs an elevated concrete walkway. Outside the walkway are treed lawns dotted with various other memorials and monuments, such as Oscar Nemon's statue of Sir Winston Churchill (c. 1977),〔 and a Roman column. Beneath the square is one of the world's largest underground parking garages.〔 In 2012, illuminated "disappearing" fountains were installed among the slabs, used for decoration and cooling. The Square is property of the City of Toronto. Smoking is prohibited in the entire square.〔http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/1184_636.pdf〕
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