"TORONTO" Toronto by Gerrem

On our trip we made just a short stop at Toronto, visited CN Tower and headed forward to Ottawa.

Great view of Toronto skyline

Ontario Legislature

Queen's Park is an oval park at the north end of University Avenue. The park is encircled by Queen's Park Crescent, and bisected east-to-west by Wellesley Street West. To the north, a street named Queen's Park runs the short distance to Bloor Street; north of Bloor it continues as Avenue Road. Queen's Park is bounded mostly by the University of Toronto to the west and northeast, and primarily by government offices to the southeast. The park is owned by the university, and is leased to the province for one dollar a year.

The south end of the park is the site of the Ontario Legislature and several commemorative sculptures, all in formal gardens. Statues to the south of the legislative building include those of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, educational reformer George Brown, Queen Victoria, and conservative Premier Sir James Whitney.