You obviously heard of the great castle Casa Loma, once the residence of Sir Henry Pallet. In 1911, he spent $3.5 million dollars and had 300 workers working 3 years to built the original Casa Loma and filled the castle with precious art pieces. After World War I, following the collapse of economy Sir Henry Pallet was overwhelmingly in debt and he was forced to auction off this dream home. From then on, there were numerous investors using it as different facility, during World War II it even served as a secret site for researching and constructing sonar devices. As of 2014, the city of Toronto remain as the sole owner of Casa Loma and signed a contract with Liberty Entertainment Group on which $7.4 million founds will be provided and use on Castle's restoration and construction project.
This magnificent castle is consisted of 7 floors, 64,700 sqft, 5 acre of garden. Every room is decorated elegantly and extravagantly. It also seemed romantic to me too, I imagine Mrs. Pallete must have been very happy to decorate her home with all of her favorite furniture, paintings and art pieces. Right now, Casa Loma is a must see tourist attraction in Toronto and it is among the most wanted list of wedding receptions. I would want my wedding be at Casa Loma, both romantic and formal.
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| This is the outside garden of Casa Loma, at night. |
There are also many WOW rooms in this Castle, lets look at some of them.
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| This is Sir Henry's Suite |
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| The Oak Room |
For vintage car lovers!!! The stable in the Castle now features early 1900s vintage cars!!!
And what castle is fun without secret passages and tunnels????
Casa Loma now also hosting various events such as King's Court family event, Easter Brunch Buffet, etc. It is a great place to visit and have fun!
Here is a glimpse of Casa Loma
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