Flag of Toronto

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The Flag of Toronto
The Flag of Toronto

The Flag of the City of Toronto was originally the flag of the old City of Toronto. It was designed by Renato De Santis, a 21-year-old George Brown College student,[1] and won in a 1974 competition held by the City of Toronto Flag Design Committee. After the city amalgamated in 1997, the City Council looked for new designs from the public, but did not approve of any. De Santis suggested minor modifications to the original flag, which was adopted in October 1999.[2]

The flag displays the twin towers of the Toronto City Hall on a blue background, with the red maple leaf of the Flag of Canada at its base, representing the Council Chamber at the base of the towers.[2] The shape of the space above and between the towers suggests the letter 'T', the city's initial. Popular lore suggests that when turned upside down, the flag resembles Adam with a maple leaf in lieu of a fig leaf.

  1. ^ Bruce DeMara, contributed by Phil Nelson (2006-12-23). Council committee picks Toronto's 25-year-old design. Toronto Star City Hall Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
  2. ^ a b City of Toronto flag. City of Toronto: Toronto Protocol. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.

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