Design Purpose and Inspiration
Massey Hall was built due to the need for a secular meeting place in which people from Toronto and area could meet and enjoy choral music not of a religious theme. It was designed with a neoclassical facade, and features moorish arches that span the width of the interior hall. This interior was inspired by the Alhambra Place in Spain as well as Louis Sullivan’s Chicago Auditorium and Opera house. The exterior neoclassical facade was a preference voiced from Lillian, Hart Massey's daughter.
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