Universal Man, Toronto

Name: Universal Man
Address: Toronto, Canada

#446 among attractions in Toronto

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Universal Man is a sculpture by Gerald Gladstone located outside the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1994. The 6.5-metre bronze figure was originally located in a prominent location at the foot of the CN Tower, there located to "emphasize the human aspects of the project". It was commissioned by CN Rail in 1972 at a cost of approximately $100,000 and the statue was unveiled in 1976. At the time of unveiling, it was the largest statue cast by the Morris Singer foundry. ()

Completed: 1976 (48 years ago)Coordinates: 43°43'32"N, 79°27'21"W

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North York (Lawrence Heights)Toronto Canada

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Universal Man – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Lawrence Allen Centre, Downsview Park, Asbury & West United Church.

~1230 ftE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto
6 min walk • The Yorkdale Shopping Centre is a premier retail destination nestled in the bustling city of Toronto, Canada. This expansive shopping haven, opened in 1964, spans over 2 million square feet, making it one of the largest malls in the country.
0.7 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lawrence Allen Centre, Toronto
19 min walk • The Lawrence Allen Centre, formerly Lawrence Square Shopping Centre, is a retail shopping centre located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the city's twenty largest malls.
1.6 miNW
Park
Downsview Park, Toronto
42 min walk • Downsview Park is a large urban park located in the Downsview neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The park's name is officially bilingual due to it being federally owned and managed, and was first home to de Havilland Canada, an aircraft manufacturer, and later was a Canadian Forces base. The park still contains Downsview Airport.
1.2 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Asbury & West United Church, Toronto
32 min walk • Asbury & West United Church is a United Church of Canada church in the Bathurst and Lawrence area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The congregation has one of the longest continual histories of any in Toronto.
1.5 miNE
Synagogue
Adath Israel Congregation, Toronto
39 min walk • Adath Israel Congregation is a Conservative egalitarian synagogue located at 37 Southbourne Avenue in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario. It is one of the largest Conservative Synagogues in Canada, with approximately 1,600 member families.
1.2 miE
Synagogue
Stashover-Slipia Congregation, Toronto
30 min walk • The Stashover-Slipia Congregation is a halachically progressive traditional Jewish congregation in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
0.7 miSE
Tower, Modernist architecture
CIBC 750 Lawrence, Toronto
19 min walk • CIBC 750 Lawrence is a two-tower office complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, built in the early 1980s. It is part of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's head office operations outside of Commerce Court and the main headquarters of CIBC Credit Card Services, including Visa call centres and Visa operations.
0.9 miE
Neighbourhood
Lawrence Manor, Toronto
25 min walk • Lawrence Manor is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This neighbourhood is bounded by Bathurst Street on the east, Highway 401 to the north, the Allen to the west, and Lawrence Avenue to the south.
0.5 miSE
Neighbourhood
Lawrence Heights, Toronto
14 min walk • Lawrence Heights is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located north-west of central Toronto, in the district of North York.