Birth of Light
Birth of Light is a work of art in Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Birth of Light is situated nearby to Aitken Place Park, as well as near the fountain Light Showers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and Scotiabank Arena.
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.
Scotiabank Arena
Stadium
Photo: Secondarywaltz, Public domain.
Scotiabank Arena, formerly known as Air Canada Centre, is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. Scotiabank Arena is situated 1½ km west of Birth of Light.
David Crombie Park
Park
Photo: OldYorkGuy, Public domain.
David Crombie Park is a park in downtown Toronto that is the spine of the St Lawrence Neighbourhood. While not a destination for visitors from outside the neighbourhood, the park is well used by residents, and by tourists using it as a corridor to walk from downtown to the entertainments found in the nearby Distillery District. David Crombie Park is situated 430 metres west of Birth of Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Bayfront and Distillery District.
East Bayfront
Neighborhood
Photo: George Socka, CC BY 2.0.
East Bayfront, or the East Bayfront Precinct, is an emerging neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is currently undergoing a transformation from industrial use to mixed-use as part of Waterfront Toronto's plans to create a residential and commercial district urban core near the lake.
Distillery District
Neighborhood
Photo: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0.
The Distillery District is a commercial and residential district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, east of downtown, which contains numerous cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery.
St. Lawrence
Neighborhood
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Lawrence is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area, a former industrial area, is bounded by Yonge, Front, and Parliament Streets, and the Canadian National railway embankment.
Birth of Light
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: mural
- Category: tourism
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.64711° or 43° 38′ 50″ northLongitude
-79.36274° or 79° 21′ 46″ westInception
2020Open location code
87M2JJWP+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8519006354OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=mural
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aitken Place Park and Light Showers.
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