Coronation Park | |
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Type | Urban park, Memorial |
Coordinates | 43°37′59″N 79°24′22″W / 43.633171°N 79.406157°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Created | 1937 |
Owned by | City of Toronto |
Operated by | Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation |
Coronation Park is a park and veteran's memorial in Toronto, Ontario, built to mark the coronation of King George VI in 1937. Most trees are planted to honour the Canadian men and women who participated in the First World War and earlier wars, while others commemorate subsequent coronations of Canadian monarchs. Constructed on landfill on the shore of Lake Ontario during the Great Depression, many workers on relief were used. The park also has the Victory-Peace monument, located at the water's edge. To the east is HMCS York, the naval barracks; to the north is Fort York and the Fort York Armoury; and, to the west, is Exhibition Place, once the site of New Fort York.