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- Michael MoriarityVancouver, Canada3,848 contributionsThis memorial to the famine in Ireland in 1847 due to the disease that devastated the potato crop made immigration the difficult choice…Canada was one of the selected destinations and this Irish Park features a beautiful location along the waterfront on Eireann Quay…this commemoration features 5 bronze statues reflecting the despair and isolation the Irish Immigrants experienced and there is a large limestone wall built with imported Kilkenny limestone that has the names of 675 Irish migrants who died in 1847 on this tragic passage to Canada..this park reflects a connection with the past and a hope for the future..Written October 22, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Stewarts Vacation1,535 contributionsThis is one of the largest of these Inuit stone structures in North America. Inukshuks are important symbols of Canada's First Nations. This one is made of mountain rose granite and stands about 9m tall. Well worth a visit, if you are walking or cycling along the Toronto waterfront. The slight elevation provides great views across to Billy Bishop airport and Lake Ontario shoreline.Written December 30, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- PBPGYorkshire, UK8,490 contributionsHere is Glen, just sitting on a bench outside the studios Glenn Herbert Gould (born Gold), pianist, broadcaster, writer, composer, conductor, organist (born 25 September 1932 in Toronto. He died 4 October 1982 The sculpture is just outside the CBC studiosWritten May 12, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Derick S1 contributionI recently had the pleasure to visit Canada and spent a day in Toronto. Walking around the city I stumbled upon the South African War Memorial. I found the inscription on the plaque interesting which read as follows” To the memory and in honour of the Canadians who died defending the Empire in the South African war – 1899 to 1902”
The comments below are in no way intended to disrespect the soldiers or their families who died in this conflict.
1. South Africa as a country did not exist in 1899. It was made up of four geographic areas known as the Cape Colony (British control), Natal (British Control), Orange Free State (independent Republic) and the Zuid Afrikaans Republiek (independent Republic). These geographic areas became provinces when the Union of South Africa was established in 1910
2. The Empire in this instance was the aggressor (not defender) though Cecil John Rhodes and his cohorts who incited a war to lay their greedy hands on the gold and diamond riches of these independent republics by invading them and claiming the mines.Written August 3, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - IAN DWigan, UK26,377 contributionsThe statue of Queen Victoria takes a very prominent position at the front of this grand civic building. It reminds of so many I have seen at home in the UK. Every one seems to have a statue of Victoria. Having said that this is a very impressive statueWritten May 6, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Mark PSwampscott, MA2,544 contributionsThis is a peculiar tribute to 20th Century workers who died in industrial accidents. While some of the descriptions of fatalities are simply the facts-e.g, “hit by a train”-others provide gruesome details of how particular workers were killed.
Everybody is in favor of industrial safety, but I found this a strange form of commemoration.Written July 18, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - TeamWardNottingham, UK5,688 contributionsIn Queen's park just in front of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the Ontario Veterans' Memorial, its a marvellous granite wall image of battles over a long number of years and well worth the visit to see.Written October 11, 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- chickandbeastSouthgate, Canada8,687 contributionsThe fallen Firefighter's memorial for those who died in tje lime of duty is at 112 College Queens Park Toronto, it is used as the base for marches and for ceremonies for fallen heroes.Written May 10, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- IAN DWigan, UK26,377 contributionsIn 2007 Edwina’s Pillars of Justice was installed in front of the Toronto Law Courts at the McMurtry Gardens of Justice. The 20-foot-wide aluminum sculpture consists of a stylized courthouse facade supported by pillars shaped like men and women. These represent the jury, the part of the legal system in which the public most often participatesWritten May 6, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- IAN DWigan, UK26,377 contributionsThe Adam Beck Memorial in downtown Toronto commemorates Sir Adam Beck, the founder of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. Beck was born in Baden, Ontario in 1857 to German immigrant parents. The memorial is located in the landscaped median of University Avenue just south of Queen Street West.Written May 6, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- IAN DWigan, UK26,377 contributionsHis work Immigrant Family, commissioned for a new development in Toronto, honors a fundamental truth about the growth in population in North America. I love these! There is something incredibly adorable about the characters in this sculpture.
Immigrant Family, a work by New York sculptor Tom Otterness, sits outside the Lanterra condos at 18 Yonge Street. The 10-foot high bronze work was unveiled in 2007.Written May 7, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - IAN DWigan, UK26,377 contributionsA statue of Canadian politician James Whitney is installed in Toronto's Queen's Park, in Ontario, Canada. It was created by Hamilton McCarthy and unveiled in 1927, Sir James Whitney was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was a lawyer in eastern Ontario, Conservative member for Dundas from 1888 to 1914, and the sixth Premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914.Written May 6, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- IAN DWigan, UK26,377 contributionsThe William Lyon Mackenzie Memorial, located on the west side of the Ontario Legislative Building in Queen’s Park, The work features a tall vertical pedestal supporting a bronze bust of William Lyon Mackenzie. Behind and to the right is a horizontal granite pedestal surmounted by a bronze figure leaning forward and holding a law book in one hand and a broken harness in the other, symbolizing the oppressed farmers who rose up against the British colonial government.Written May 6, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- IAN DWigan, UK26,377 contributionsA statue of George Brown is installed in Toronto's Queen's Park, in Ontario, Canada. The sculpture was unveiled in 1884. The first permanent statue honoring a historic figure on the grounds at Queen’s Park – that of Father of Confederation George Brown (1818-1880)Written May 6, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
