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Old City Hall Cenotaph, Toronto

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Location
  
Toronto, Ontario

Material
  
Granite

Opened
  
11 November 1925

Completion date
  
1925

Type
  
War memorial

Opening date
  
November 11, 1925

Province
  
Ontario

Beginning date
  
1924

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Designer
  
W.M. Ferguson and T.C. Pomphrey

Dedicated to
  
Those who served in World War I, World War II and the Korean War

Similar
  
Old City Hall, York Civic Centre, Ontario Veterans Memorial, East York Civic Centre, Etobicoke Civic Centre

The Old City Hall Cenotaph is a cenotaph located at the front steps of Old City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Originally built after World War I to commemorate Torontonians who lost their lives in services for Canada, the memorial also commemorates those who died in World War II and the Korean War. It was modelled on The Cenotaph at Whitehall in London, England, was constructed using granite cut from the Canadian Shield and unveiled on November 11, 1925.

The site is one of several locations used for Remembrance Day commemorations in Toronto.

References

Old City Hall Cenotaph, Toronto Wikipedia