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Queen's Park is an historic green space in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This scenic park is also home to the Ontario Legislative Assembly and seat of the Government of Ontario. Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...
Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ...
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) - Land 917,741 km² - Water 158,654 km² (14. ...
The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
Location
Queen's Park is an oval park bounded by the University of Toronto to the west and northeast (the southeast quadrant of the park is primarily bounded by government offices). Located at the north end of University Avenue, it is circumnavigated by Queen's Park Crescent, and bisected east-to-west by Wellesley Street West. The park is officially owned by the university, but is leased from them for a dollar per year. The University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada with more than 60,000 students across three campuses. ...
History Queen's Park was named in 1860 in honour of Queen Victoria, by Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VII). The Legislature was opened in 1892. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...
Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ...
Edward VII King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ...
1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Sights
Ontario Legislature (R. A. Waite, 1892) The south end of Queen's Park, south of Wellesley Street, is home to the captivating Ontario Legislative Building. Designed by Richard Waite, it was completed in 1892. The building is in the Richardsonian Romanesque style; Waite took advantage of its iron-frame construction to devote an uncharacteristically large area to windows, including a rose window. One tower was intended to hold a clock, but this was never installed. A large open area south of the legislature is often used for public gatherings and demonstrations, despite extensive tree cover. The Ontario Legislature -- taken by and belonging to Trontonian. ...
The Ontario Legislature -- taken by and belonging to Trontonian. ...
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The north end of the park is a British-style park dominated by large trees which provide extensive cover in summer. The north-south axis of this section is a path leading from an equestrian statue of Edward VII just north of Wellesley Street to the 48th Highlanders War Memorial at the extreme north end of the park. The statue of Edward VII is placed on a large mound with benches around it; the clearing necessary for the statue creates a picturesque focal point on sunny summer days, as it becomes by far the brightest spot in the park. The 48th Highlanders of Canada is a Canadian militia (i. ...
This memorial in England lists the names of soldiers who died in the First World War. ...
The Royal Ontario Museum is just a short walk to the north of the Park, and the University of Toronto is to the east and west. During the year the park is usually full of students heading to class. At night the park is often populated by students indulging in illegal substances that are banned on campus. The mosaic ceiling of the rotunda entrance to the museum. ...
Statues Monuments to the following important figures and events can be found gracing the Park: Edward VII King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ...
The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ...
George Brown George Brown (November 29, 1818-May 9, 1880) was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist and politician. ...
King George V King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House...
The Right Honourable Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, QC (January 11, 1815 - June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada from July 1, 1867 - November 5, 1873 - and - October 17, 1878 - June 6, 1891. ...
John Sandfield Macdonald John Sandfield Macdonald (December 12, 1812-June 1, 1872) was the first Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario after the province was created as a result of the confederation of Canada in 1867. ...
William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795–August 28, 1861) was a Canadian journalist and rebel. ...
Sir Oliver Mowat (July 22, 1820-1903) was a Canadian politician, and premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896. ...
The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) was a brief and unsuccessful attempt by the Métis people of Saskatchewan to establish their own sovereign nation independent of the Dominion of Canada. ...
John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 - October 26, 1806) was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (modern-day southern Ontario plus the shoreline of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior) from 1791-1796. ...
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Sir James Pliny Whitney (October 2, 1843-September 25, 1914) was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
The 48th Highlanders of Canada is a Canadian militia (i. ...
Government As well as being a beautiful park in the heart of the city, Queen's Park is also the seat of the Ontario Government. The Government is often referred to, by metonymy, as "Queen's Park". In rhetoric and cognitive linguistics, metonymy (in Greek meta = after/later and onoma = name) is the use of a single characteristic to identify a more complex entity. ...
 seating plan at Queens Park File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Seating Plan of Parliament as of 2004: Liberals in red, Progressive Conservatives in blue, New Democrats in orange. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ...
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ...
The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ...
Transportation Queen's Park is at the north end of University Avenue, and is easily accessed by road. The park is encircled by Queen's Park Crescent, and to the north a street named Queen's Park runs the short distance to Bloor Street; north of Bloor it continues as Avenue Road. University Avenue is one of the main north/south roads in downtown Toronto. ...
The Queen's Park station on the TTC subway Yonge-University-Spadina Line serves the Park as well; it was built entirely in underground tunnels (rather than using cut-and-cover construction for the station, as is the TTC's usual practice) in order to avoid disrupting the Legislature. Museum station is just north of the park. The 5 Avenue Road and 94 Wellesley bus routes and the 506 Carlton streetcar route also serve the park. The Toronto Transit Commission, or TTC, is a public transportation authority that operates buses, streetcars, and subway lines in Toronto, Ontario. ...
A subway train pulls into St. ...
The Yonge-University-Spadina Line is the oldest subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. ...
An underground pedestrian tunnel between buildings at MIT. Note the utility pipes running along the ceiling. ...
Museum is a station on the Yonge-University Spadina line of the Toronto subway. ...
The Bus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ...
a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ...
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