Spirit of Discovery
Spirit of Discovery is a work of art in Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Spirit of Discovery is situated nearby to the university building Lassonde Mining Building, as well as near Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
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.
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Hospital
Photo: Ingridyu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is a scientific research centre and a teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, affiliated with the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine as part of the University Health Network. Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is situated 240 metres southeast of Spirit of Discovery.
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 2 km south of Spirit of Discovery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Discovery District and University.
Discovery District
Neighborhood
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Discovery District is one of the commercial districts in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has a high concentration of hospitals and research institutions, particularly those related to biotechnology.
University
Neighborhood
University is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It comprises the St. George campus of the University of Toronto and some of the surrounding area.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Chinatown, Toronto is a Chinese ethnic enclave located in the city's downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is centred at the intersection of Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street West.
Spirit of Discovery
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.65967° or 43° 39′ 35″ northLongitude
-79.39286° or 79° 23′ 34″ westOpen location code
87M2MJ54+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 7682932473OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Highlights include Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research and Lassonde Mining Building.
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