as described in ivor de wolfes "the italian townscape," a landmark is a building that gives people who can see it at ground level a point of reference to where they are in the townscape. looking to the north-west from the intersection of front and sherbourne street, the steeple of saint james cathedral at queen and church streets, visible in the gap of the buildings on the sides of the alley between king and front streets, and to the south-west the antenna of the radio tower both serve as landmarks at different scales of the townscape.
together these buildings give the pedestrian a sense of location in the closer neighborhood of the cathedral, torontos old town, and the multiple neighborhoods of the radio tower, greater toronto. this accidental composition makes one of the most memorable landmarks of torontos skyline.
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