Garden of the Greek Gods
Garden of the Greek Gods | |
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 The Garden of the Greek Gods, 2023 | |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
  Garden of the Greek Gods | |
| Coordinates: 43°37′51″N 79°25′16″W / 43.63083°N 79.42111°W | |
The Garden of the Greek Gods is a collection of twenty limestone sculptures by E.B. Cox, installed at Toronto's Exhibition Place, in Ontario, Canada.
Description and history
The sculptures were created during the 1960s; among depicted figures from Greek mythology are Aphrodite, Hercules, Medusa, Orpheus, and The Phoenix.[1][2][3][4]
The sculptures were originally located just south of the Horticultural Building. When that building was leased as an event space, the sculptures were fenced off from the rest of Exhibition Place by the lessee. After a public campaign by Cox's daughter and the resolution of a legal dispute between the Exhibition Place Governors and the nightclub, the sculptures were moved in 2022 to the present location just east of the Rose Garden, south of the CNE Bandshell and are publicly accessible.[5]
The Sphinx
See also
References
- ^ Keenan, Edward (November 3, 2022). "Edward Keenan: Toronto's new sculpture garden is divine to wander through, but getting there is a bit of an odyssey". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto has a hidden park filled with sculptures of Greek Gods and it's totally free to visit". www.blogto.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto sculptor E.B. Cox's daughter fights to preserve his Exhibition Place statue work". The Globe and Mail. February 10, 2019. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Smee, Michael. "Greek god sculptures by renowned artist may soon be back on display at Exhibition Place". CBC. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Garden of the Greek Gods Unveiled in New Permanent Location, Exhibition Place
External links
Media related to Garden of the Greek Gods at Wikimedia Commons- The Garden of the Greek Gods — a collection of 20 sculptures by renowned Canadian sculptor E.B. Cox, Exhibition Place
