From a distance, it's a human figure.

But as you get closer...

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...this massive mural painted on the side of an office building near Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue West reveals some of Toronto's architectural gems.

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​"​Each time you look at the work, you'll see something different," said Alexis Kane-Speer, the founding director of STEPS Initiative, a charitable public arts initiative.

The mural comprises hundreds of Toronto landmarks, including the Royal Ontario Museum, the CN Tower, St. Lawrence Market and the city's ravine system and green spaces.

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"[It's] a metaphor for the city itself, for being a living, breathing organism that's kind of comprised of all the people who have lived here past and present," Kane-Speer said.

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Street artist Phlegm and STEPS Initiative worked together on the concept for nearly a year. The project was funded by the city.

On Wednesday, Phlegm painted his last stroke and unveiled his masterpiece to Toronto.

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"While we brought in an international artist to lead the creation of the work, it's very much a locally relevant and reflected piece," Kane-Speer said.

Alexis Kane-Speer is the founding director of STEPS Initiative. (James Morrison/CBC)

"We see art as a means of place making and attracting folks in the area that maybe otherwise wouldn't come down here."