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Photo: 松林 Ｌ from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Queen's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1860 by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), it was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The grounds are a pleasant place to stroll or people-watch. The park's centrepiece structure is the Ontario Legislative Building. Historically, it was extremely difficult for visitors to park vehicles near Queen's Park in order to explore it on foot. As explained further below, this has been ameliorated by the construction of the Landmark Garage in the adjacent St. Joseph campus of the University of Toronto.
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. The phrase "Queen's Park" is often used metonymically to refer to the Government of Ontario and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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The equestrian statue of Edward VII first stood in India, but was moved to Canada after 1969, when India became a Commonwealth republic.
Hart House is a Gothic-revival student centre complex overlooking a lawn within Hart House Circle. Among its many common rooms, the building's Great Hall is noted for large stained-glass windows and a long quotation from John Milton's Areopagitica that is inscribed around the walls. The adjacent Soldiers' Tower stands 44 m tall as the most prominent structure in the vicinity, its stone arches etched with the names of university members lost to the battlefields of the two World Wars. The tower houses a 51-bell carillon that is played on special occasions such as Remembrance Day and convocation.
An extension of the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.
This small gallery has two rooms displaying contemporary Canadian art. The exhibits change monthly.
This grand Victorian building is home to Ontario's provincial legislature. Tours are offered every weekday year-round and on weekends during the summer.