Queen Elizabeth Way Monument
The Queen Elizabeth Way Monument, also known as the Lion Monument and as the Loring Lion, is an Art Deco monument located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 1939–1940 monument honouring Queen Elizabeth was built as a decorative marker monument for the Toronto entrance to the Queen Elizabeth Way highway.Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: Monument
- Also known as: “QEW Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Humber Bay Arch Bridge and The Palace Pier.
Humber Bay Arch Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Humber Bay Arch Bridge is a pedestrian and bicycle through arch bridge south of Lake Shore Boulevard West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in the mid-1990s, the bridge is part of the Martin Goodman Trail and is 139 metres in length, with a clear span of 100 metres over the mouth of the Humber River to protect the environmental integrity of the waterway. Humber Bay Arch Bridge is situated 160 metres southwest of Queen Elizabeth Way Monument.
The Palace Pier
Residential area
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace Pier is the site of Palace Place and Palace Pier, two cruciform condominium towers tied for the 45th-tallest building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Palace Pier is situated 340 metres southwest of Queen Elizabeth Way Monument.
High Park
Park
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. High Park is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. High Park is situated 1½ km northeast of Queen Elizabeth Way Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swansea and Sunnyside.
Swansea
Neighborhood
Photo: JosephIWMolto, Public domain.
Swansea is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, bounded on the west by the Humber River, on the north by Bloor Street, on the east by High Park and on the south by Lake Ontario.
Sunnyside
Neighborhood
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sunnyside is a lakefront district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It includes a beach and park area along Lake Ontario's Humber Bay, from west of Exhibition Place to the mouth of the Humber River.
Bloor West Village
Neighborhood
Photo: EclecticEnnui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bloor West Village is a residential neighbourhood and shopping district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bordered on the south by Bloor Street, it encompasses all businesses along Bloor Street between South Kingsway and Ellis Park Road, consisting of more than 400 shops, restaurants and services, plus the residential neighbourhood to the north.
Queen Elizabeth Way Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.63317° or 43° 37′ 59″ northLongitude
-79.47038° or 79° 28′ 13″ westOpen location code
87M2JGMH+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 555437332OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7270387
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Highlights include Sheldon’s Lookout and Palace Pier Park.
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