The question of Toronto's first skyscraper is open to ... 1892), the Beard Building (seven storeys, 1894), and the Temple Building (12 storeys, 1896). Of these 19th century buildings, the Temple ...

(Sue Holland/The City of Toronto) Another one of the ... "Architects often see it as a beautiful building." Inside the brutalist structure is a "temple of books," Babasikas said.