Woodpecker Column
Woodpecker Column is a public artwork by the Canadian artist collective FASTWÜRMS, installed by the South Building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: statue
- Description: sculpture in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and CN Tower.
Yonge-Dundas
Photo: Benson Kua, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yonge-Dundas is the very heart of downtown Toronto—in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas St meet here, and the resulting intersection may be the city's busiest.
CN Tower
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-high communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. CN Tower is situated 170 metres west of Woodpecker Column.
Rogers Centre
Stadium
Photo: Fabian Roudra Baroi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rogers Centre is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Rogers Centre is situated 360 metres west of Woodpecker Column.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harbourfront and Entertainment and Financial Districts.
Harbourfront
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Harbourfront neighbourhood in Toronto encompasses the area from the lakeshore corridor railway line in the north down to Lake Ontario in the south and from Exhibition Place in the west to Parliament Street in the east.
Entertainment and Financial Districts
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Entertainment and Financial Districts, along with Yonge-Dundas to the north, form the heart of Toronto's downtown. By day, the suits and powerbrokers of the Financial District drive the city's economy from their glass and steel towers.
South Core
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikiworld2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Core is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The South Core occupies the eastern portions of the Railway Lands. The remodeling and restoration of Union Station and the construction of a new wave of business and condominium towers is central to this area's forecast growth.
Woodpecker Column
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.64276° or 43° 38′ 34″ northLongitude
-79.38503° or 79° 23′ 6″ westInception
1997Open location code
87M2JJV7+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 5470032367OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q123417416
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Metro Toronto Convention Centre - South Building and Pacific Kelp Forest.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Woodpecker Column”. Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0.