Osgoode Hall

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  • Address
    130 Queen St W, Downtown North
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  • Phone
    947 3300
  • Website
  • Transport
    underground rail: Osgoode

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Lonely Planet review

Built in phases through the Victorian era, this august classic (named after Ontario's first Chief Justice) became a showcase for elite colonials, many of whom were lawyers. Inside a grand staircase rises from a gorgeous tiled atrium to the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Great Library, with miles of books, twisting stairways and 12m-high vaulted ceilings.

The peculiar wrought-iron 'cow gates' out front were put up to keep out wandering bovines, a common problem in the 1860s. Free tours are conducted by law students