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:

  1. LeaJuly 11, 2018 at 8:48 AM

    A long life well lived!

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  2. Taken For GrantedJuly 11, 2018 at 11:19 AM

    He is certainly a composer worth honoring. Good to see his statue.

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  3. CloudiaJuly 11, 2018 at 11:27 AM

    Gosh Canada is looking mighty good right now!

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  4. William KendallJuly 11, 2018 at 11:32 AM

    An excellent composer. I love his music.

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  5. JennJuly 11, 2018 at 11:49 AM

    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.

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  6. SharonJuly 11, 2018 at 12:53 PM

    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.

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  7. Photo CacheJuly 11, 2018 at 3:16 PM

    I like memorial statues.

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  8. Elvis Wearing a Bra on His HeadJuly 11, 2018 at 4:05 PM

    A great composer.

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  9. s.cJuly 11, 2018 at 4:19 PM

    Great composers. Does he have a special band with Canada?

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  10. BillJuly 11, 2018 at 5:41 PM

    What a wonderful tribute to a great composer.

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  11. TomJuly 11, 2018 at 6:56 PM

    ...yep, the heat is a killer!

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  12. Small City ScenesJuly 12, 2018 at 1:33 AM

    A nice tribute to a great composer
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  13. eileeninmdJuly 12, 2018 at 7:30 AM

    Hello, nice memorial and statue. I try to take my walks early when it is cooler. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoJuly 12, 2018 at 11:53 AM

    He lived a long life Pat, this is a lovely tribute.

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  15. Pat TillettJuly 13, 2018 at 12:00 AM

    Another bit of history! I had no idea who he was until I just looked it up.

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  16. LindaJuly 13, 2018 at 1:10 AM

    Nice monument!

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  17. Mike@Bit About BritainJuly 13, 2018 at 5:18 AM

    Love Finlandia - beautiful piece of music, with a story behind it.

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  18. Sallie (FullTime-Life)July 13, 2018 at 11:40 AM

    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.

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  19. 21 WitsJuly 13, 2018 at 4:02 PM

    Wow, he lived a good long life!

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  20. JackJuly 15, 2018 at 10:24 AM

    It is so different from the monument to Sibelius in Helsinki . . . a mass of vertical tubes.

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