Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Shrine Peace Memorial

We are still touring the grounds at Exhibition Place and this is the second major fountain found there. This is the Shrine Peace Memorial - the sculpture and bench were presented to the people of Canada in 1930 by the Shriners as a symbol of the peace and friendship between the USA and Canada. The fountain around it was opened in 1958 as well as a beautiful rose garden surrounding the whole thing. Very powerful don't you think?

16 comments:

  1. Hello, it is a beautiful memorial and fountain! Happy Tuesday, enjoy your day and the week ahead!

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  2. After an absents for many years I need to get back to the CNE grounds and take my own tour.

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  3. A very lovely photograph of this fine memorial! Looks like it was a perfect day in Toronto! The sculpture exudes the message of peace and love and hopefully, it always shall be that way between our two countries.

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  4. Powerful and most of all so calming. It's a perfect image and setting for a peace memorial.

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  5. This is a very effective & beautiful symbol of peace & unity.

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  6. That was on my list for this summer but haven't got to it!

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  7. Yes it is! What a beautiful memorial.

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  8. A Peace Memorial is a wonderful idea, but we could use more peace in our world. It is a lovely sculpture.

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  9. Wow! 1958. It's doing well to last that long.

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  10. Beautiful fountain indeed. We could use a lot more peace in the world today. Nice photo Pat.

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  11. That's a really cool fountain

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  12. Oh, now that is really pretty!

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  13. Absolutely Pat, it's a wonderful sculpture/fountain.

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