Queen's Park (Toronto)

For the Toronto subway station, see Queen's Park station (Toronto). For the government building often referred to as Queen's Park, see Ontario Legislative Building.

Queen's Park
View from the south of the park looking towards the Ontario Legislative Building
Map
TypeMunicipal park
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°39′53″N 79°23′33″W / 43.664659°N 79.392453°W / 43.664659; -79.392453
Opened11 September 1860; 164 years ago (1860-09-11)
EtymologyQueen Victoria
Owned byUniversity of Toronto & Government of Ontario[note 1]
Managed byToronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division & the Government of Ontario[note 2]
Paths3 bicycle trails[4]
Public transit access Queen's Park
Museum
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Queen's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, it was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The phrase "Queen's Park" is regularly used as a metonym for the Government of Ontario or the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.[5]

The park is nearly an enclave of the University of Toronto, which occupies most of the surrounding lands. In 1859, the land was leased by the University of Toronto to the City of Toronto government for a 999-year term.[6] In 1880, a "portion of the Queen's Park [was] selected [and given to] the Government of Ontario, as a site for the erection of new Legislative and Departmental buildings".[2] The land that is occupied by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is owned by the Government of Ontario. The north park is owned by the University of Toronto and leased to the city. Ministry buildings of the Ontario government occupy other properties to the east of the park, in an area between Wellesley Street and Grosvenor Street.

  1. ^ "U of T Chronology". heritage.utoronto.ca. University of Toronto. 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Arthur, Eric Ross (1979). From Front Street to Queen's Park: The Story of Ontario's Parliament Buildings. McClelland and Stewart. p. 67. ISBN 9780771000102.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference torstar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Queen's Park". www.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Legacy of a People's Park". Education Portal. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Queen's Park". Toronto's Historical Plaques. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2018.


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