South African War Memorial
The South African War Memorial is a memorial located at University Avenue and Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Commissioned in 1910, largely as the result of the efforts of James Mason, and designed by Walter Seymour Allward to commemorate Canada's participation in the Second Boer War, it consists of three bronze figures at the base of a granite column.Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
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: Larry Koester, CC BY 2.0.
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 1 km south of South African War Memorial.
Campbell House
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Campbell House is an 1822 heritage house and museum in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was built for Upper Canada Chief Justice Sir William Campbell and his wife Hannah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Entertainment and Financial Districts and Financial District.
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.
Financial District
Neighborhood
Photo: Patrickneil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District is the central business district of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York.
Downtown Yonge
Neighborhood
Downtown Yonge is a retail and entertainment district centred on Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Downtown Yonge district is bounded by Richmond Street to the south; Grosvenor and Alexander Streets to the north; Bay Street to the west; and portions of Church Street, Victoria Street, and Bond Street to the east.
South African War Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Memorial in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
43.65132° or 43° 39′ 5″ northLongitude
-79.38681° or 79° 23′ 13″ westOpen location code
87M2MJ27+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 555437367OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q7565811
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In Other Languages
“South African War Memorial” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “সাউথ আফ্রিকান ওয়ার মেমোরিয়াল (টরন্টো)”
- Bengali: “সাউথ আফ্রিকান ওয়ার মেমোরিয়াল”
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