Yonge–Dundas Square, or Dundas Square is a public square at the southeast corner of the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street East in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by Brown and Storey Architects, the square was conceived in 1997 as part of revitalizing the intersection. Since its completion in 2002, the square has hosted many public events, performances and art displays, establishing itself as a prominent landmark in Toronto and one of the city's prime tourist attractions. Central to the Downtown Yonge entertainment and shopping district, the square is owned by the city and is the first public square in Canada to be maintained through a public–private partnership. The intersection is one of the busiest in Canada, with over 100,000 people crossing the city's first pedestrian scramble daily.
Yonge–Dundas Square in 2022
Looking north along Yonge Street at the Dundassquare building, which was situated on the present-day square in 1979. The building was demolished in 1998.
Pride festivities at the northern end of the square, 2014. The square hosted the closing ceremonies for WorldPride in 2014.
A 180-degree panoramic view of Yonge–Dundas Square in mid-2023
Yonge Street is a major arterial route in the Canadian province of Ontario connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes. Ontario's first colonial administrator, John Graves Simcoe, named the street for his friend Sir George Yonge, an expert on ancient Roman roads.
Yonge Street
Yonge Street from the sky (30% of the road visible)
2023 view of the intersection at Yonge and Wellington Street from the northeast.
Yonge Street view to north at Elgin Mills in Richmond Hill, ON
