Victoria Memorial Square

Victoria Memorial Square
Victoria Memorial Square under renovation in 2009 with the monument to the War of 1812.
Victoria Memorial Square is located in Toronto
Victoria Memorial Square
Location of the square in Toronto
TypePublic park
LocationToronto, Ontario
Coordinates43°38′33″N 79°24′01″W / 43.642638°N 79.400200°W / 43.642638; -79.400200
Operated byToronto Parks

Victoria Memorial Square is a park and former cemetery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1793[1] as the burial place for those affiliated with the nearby Toronto Garrison (Fort York). It was the first cemetery to be used by European settlers in what would become the city of Toronto. Originally known as St. John's Square, the park today is part of Fort York National Historic Site, and the site of a monument to the War of 1812 sculpted by Walter Seymour Allward and completed in 1902.