Princes’ Gates
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Princes’ Gates is a monumental Beaux-Arts style triumphal arch in Toronto that serves as a ceremonial entrance to the Exhibition Place grounds.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Princes' Gates | 4 |
| Princes’ Gates canonical | 2 |
| The Princes’ Gates | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
triumphal arch ⓘ |
| architect | Chapman and Oxley ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
|
| category |
Beaux-Arts architecture in Canada
ⓘ
Landmarks in Toronto ⓘ Triumphal arches in Canada ⓘ |
| cityGateFor | Canadian National Exhibition ⓘ |
| commemorates | Diamond Jubilee of Canadian Confederation ⓘ |
| commemorativeEvent | 60th anniversary of Canadian Confederation ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| faces | Lake Shore Boulevard West ⓘ |
| function | ceremonial entrance ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Princes’ Gates
ⓘ
surface form:
The Princes’ Gates
|
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Princes’ Gates
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Princes' Gates
|
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
central archway
ⓘ
classical columns ⓘ flanking colonnades ⓘ sculptural reliefs ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfColumns | nine ⓘ |
| hasStatue |
winged Victory
ⓘ
surface form:
Winged Victory
|
| heritageDesignation | listed heritage property by the City of Toronto ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1927 ⓘ |
| locatedAtIntersectionOf | Strachan Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard West ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Exhibition Place
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Strachan Avenue ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edward, Prince of Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales
Prince George ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Edward, Prince of Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales
Prince George ⓘ |
| openedOn | 1927-08-31 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Toronto
|
| partOf |
Exhibition Place
ⓘ
surface form:
Exhibition Place historic complex
|
| sculptor | Charles D. McKechnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAsEntranceTo |
Exhibition Place
ⓘ
surface form:
Exhibition Place grounds
|
| symbolizes |
peace
ⓘ
progress ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Canadian National Exhibition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial processions
ⓘ
parades ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1927 ⓘ |
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