Occasional Toronto: Jean Sibelius Square

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Jean Sibelius Square

This memorial was presented to the city by the Finnish people of Canada in 1959 to honour Jean Sibelius and it is located in a small park in the Annex neigbourhood. Jean Sibelius Square has been in use since the 1950s but was recently refurbished with new playground equipment and a new outbuilding. In winter there is a natural ice rink and there are also lots of benches for relaxing. This pic was taken in the spring before the leaves came out since I haven't been out too much in our heat to take pics.
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20 comments:

Lea said...: A long life well lived!; July 11, 2018 at 8:48 AM
Taken For Granted said...: He is certainly a composer worth honoring. Good to see his statue.; July 11, 2018 at 11:19 AM
Cloudia said...: Gosh Canada is looking mighty good right now!; July 11, 2018 at 11:27 AM
William Kendall said...: An excellent composer. I love his music.; July 11, 2018 at 11:32 AM
Jenn said...: Hope the heat wave subsides for you soon!! I always stop to check out memorials and statues, you never know who or what you will learn about.; July 11, 2018 at 11:49 AM
Sharon said...: That's a very nice little tribute in a great setting. It sounds like it's a good place to be in winter and summer.; July 11, 2018 at 12:53 PM
Photo Cache said...: I like memorial statues.

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Elvis Wearing a Bra on His Head said...: A great composer.; July 11, 2018 at 4:05 PM
s.c said...: Great composers. Does he have a special band with Canada?; July 11, 2018 at 4:19 PM
Bill said...: What a wonderful tribute to a great composer.; July 11, 2018 at 5:41 PM
Tom said...: ...yep, the heat is a killer!; July 11, 2018 at 6:56 PM
Small City Scenes said...: A nice tribute to a great composer
MB; July 12, 2018 at 1:33 AM
eileeninmd said...: Hello, nice memorial and statue. I try to take my walks early when it is cooler. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!; July 12, 2018 at 7:30 AM
PerthDailyPhoto said...: He lived a long life Pat, this is a lovely tribute.; July 12, 2018 at 11:53 AM
Pat Tillett said...: Another bit of history! I had no idea who he was until I just looked it up.; July 13, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Linda said...: Nice monument!; July 13, 2018 at 1:10 AM
Mike@Bit About Britain said...: Love Finlandia - beautiful piece of music, with a story behind it.; July 13, 2018 at 5:18 AM
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...: an Honor for this great composer and to the Finnish people of Canada ... part of the immigrants who make your country great. (And ours, in spite of what ‘certain people’ believe.; July 13, 2018 at 11:40 AM
21 Wits said...: Wow, he lived a good long life!; July 13, 2018 at 4:02 PM
Jack said...: It is so different from the monument to Sibelius in Helsinki . . . a mass of vertical tubes.; July 15, 2018 at 10:24 AM

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