Ontario Veterans' Memorial, Toronto

Name: Ontario Veterans' Memorial
Address: Toronto, Canada

#185 among attractions in Toronto

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Facts and practical information

Ontario Veterans' War Memorial is a 30-metre-long granite wall located on the front south lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The wall was designed by Allan Harding MacKay and landscape architectural firm Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg. Besides images laser-etched into the granite, the wall also includes inscriptions from author Jane Urquhart and military historian Jack Granatstein on the bronze centre- and end-pieces respectively. The wall was advocated for by the Veterans’ Memorial Advisory Committee under the leadership of retired Lieutenant-general Richard Rohmer, former Minister of Government Services, Gerry Phillips and public art consultant Karen Mills of Public Art Management. ()

Length: 98 ftCoordinates: 43°39'41"N, 79°23'30"W

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Downtown Toronto (Bay Street Corridor)Toronto Canada

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Ontario Veterans' Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Philosopher's Walk, University College, Hart House, Queen's Park.

0.4 miNW
Hiking, Park, Quad
Philosopher's Walk, Toronto
11 min walk • Philosopher's Walk is a scenic footpath located in the St George campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. It runs in the north–south direction along the ravine landscape created by Taddle Creek, once a natural waterway that was buried during the Industrial Age and is now flowing underground.
~1120 ftW
Museum
University College, Toronto
6 min walk • University College, popularly referred to as UC, is a constituent college of the University of Toronto, created in 1853 specifically as an institution of higher learning free of religious affiliation.
~1100 ftNW
Museum, Art museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Hart House, Toronto
6 min walk • Hart House is a student activity centre at the University of Toronto. Established in 1919, it is one of the earliest North American student centres, being the location of student debates and conferences since its construction.
~1180 ftN
Memorial, Park, National park
Queen's Park, Toronto
6 min walk • Queen's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, it was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
~440 ftN
Romanesque architecture, Architecture
Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto
3 min walk • The Ontario Legislative Building is a structure in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the viceregal suite of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and offices for members of the provincial parliament.
~1010 ftW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Convocation Hall, Toronto
5 min walk • Convocation Hall is a domed rotunda on the grounds of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by Darling and Pearson and completed in 1907, its radially planned interior has been compared to the grand amphitheatre of the Sorbonne and the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford, although no specific precedent is truly known.
~1970 ftN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St. Basil's Church, Toronto
10 min walk • St. Basil's Church, built in 1856, is the founding church of the Congregation of St. Basil in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the college church of St. Michael's College, Toronto, and a parish church serving a large local congregation.
~1220 ftNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Tower
Soldiers' Tower, Toronto
6 min walk • Soldiers' Tower is a bell and clock tower at the University of Toronto that commemorates members of the university who served in the World Wars.
~800 ftNW
Universities and schools
University of Toronto Faculty of Music, Toronto
4 min walk • The Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto is one of several professional faculties at the University of Toronto. The Faculty of Music is located at the Edward Johnson Building, just south of the Royal Ontario Museum and north of Queen's Park, west of Museum Subway Station.
~1530 ftE
Monuments and statues
Little Glenn, Toronto
8 min walk • Little Glenn is a human-size bronze statue of a young working-class boy pulling a 22-foot-tall stone obelisk in a four-wheeled cart. On the obelisk are carved the words "To serve and protect", the motto of the police force of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
~1720 ftE
Museum, Postmodern architecture, Specialty museum
Toronto Police Headquarters, Toronto
9 min walk • Toronto Police Headquarters is the headquarters of the Toronto Police Service, located at 40 College Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ontario Veterans' Memorial?

Nearby attractions include Whitney Block, Toronto (2 min walk), Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto (3 min walk), Frost Building South, Toronto (3 min walk), Gerstein Science Information Centre, Toronto (3 min walk).

How to get to Ontario Veterans' Memorial by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ontario Veterans' Memorial:

Tram

Queen's Park • Lines: 306, 506 (4 min walk)
University Avenue • Lines: 306, 506 (4 min walk)

Bus

Wellesley Street West • Lines: 94A (4 min walk)
Queen's Park Crescent East • Lines: 94A (5 min walk)

Metro

Queen's Park • Lines: 1 (4 min walk)
Museum • Lines: 1 (10 min walk)

Train

Toronto Union Station (33 min walk)