South African War Memorial (Toronto)

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monument war memorial

The South African War Memorial in Toronto is a historic monument commemorating Canadian soldiers who served in the Second Boer War, featuring a prominent bronze equestrian statue and allegorical figures.

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Label Occurrences
South African War Memorial (Toronto) canonical 2
South African War Memorial 1
South African War Memorial (Johannesburg) 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Boer War Memorial (Toronto) NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect Walter Seymour Allward NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Equestrian statues in Canada ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Toronto ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in Toronto ⓘ
Second Boer War memorials ⓘ
commemorates Canadian soldiers in the Second Boer War ⓘ
Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictCommemorated Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ
coordinates 43.654°N 79.387°W ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
dedicatedTo Canadian soldiers who died in the Second Boer War ⓘ
Canadian soldiers who served in South Africa ⓘ
designer Walter Seymour Allward NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCentralFigure mounted Canadian soldier ⓘ
hasInscription dedication to Canadians who served in South Africa 1899–1902 ⓘ
hasPart allegorical figures ⓘ
bronze equestrian statue ⓘ
hasRelief battle scenes from the South African War ⓘ
hasSculpturalGroup figure representing Peace ⓘ
figure representing War ⓘ
winged figure of Victory ⓘ
hasStyle Beaux-Arts ⓘ
hasTheme peace ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
victory ⓘ
height approximately 24 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation Ontario Heritage Act plaque ⓘ
locatedIn Canada ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
Queen’s Park precinct NERFINISHED ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ
University Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy City of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
granite ⓘ
owner City of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate 1904 ⓘ
subjectOf public remembrance ceremonies ⓘ
unveiledBy Earl Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ
unveilingDate 1910-05-24 ⓘ
yearCompleted 1910 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University Avenue → hasMonument → South African War Memorial (Toronto) ⓘ
subject surface form: University Avenue (Toronto)
Confederation Park → hasMonument → South African War Memorial (Toronto) ⓘ
this entity surface form: South African War Memorial
Walter S. Allward → notableWork → South African War Memorial (Toronto) ⓘ
South African military memorials and cemeteries → hasPart → South African War Memorial (Toronto) ⓘ
this entity surface form: South African War Memorial (Johannesburg)