In Canada, a number of monuments have been erected to honour royal individuals, whether a member of the past French royal family, British royal family, or present Canadian royal family, thus reflecting the country's status as a constitutional monarchy under the Canadian Crown.
Alberta
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| Monument | Image | Location | Individual honoured | |||||
| Statue | Legislative Building, Edmonton | Queen Victoria | ||||||
| Statue | Legislative Building grounds, Edmonton | Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll | ||||||
| Stained glass window | Legislative Building grounds, Edmonton | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||||
British Columbia
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| Monument | Image | Location | Individual honoured | |||||
| Queen Victoria monument |  |
Stanley Park, Vancouver | Queen Victoria | |||||
| Statue |  |
Parliament Buildings grounds, Victoria | Queen Victoria[1] | |||||
| Stained glass window |  |
Parliament Buildings, Victoria | Queen Victoria[1] | |||||
| Fountain | Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver | King Edward VII[2] | ||||||
| Bell | Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria | King George V[2] | ||||||
| Bell | Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria | Queen Mary[2] | ||||||
| Statue |  |
University of British Columbia, Vancouver | King George VI[1] | |||||
| Statue |  |
Beacon Hill Park, Victoria | Queen Elizabeth II[1] | |||||
| Bell | Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria | Prince William, Prince of Wales[2] | ||||||
Manitoba
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| Monument | Image | Location | Individual honoured | |||||
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legislative Building grounds, Winnipeg | Queen Victoria* | |||||
| Statue | Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||||
| Statue | Government House grounds, Winnipeg | Queen Elizabeth II* | ||||||
The statue of Queen Victoria at the Manitoba Legislative Building and the statue of Queen Elizabeth II at Government House were torn down by a mob on July 1, 2021, in a protest about residential schools. The statue of Elizabeth II was repaired and reinstalled on June 2, 2023, though the statue of Queen Victoria was damaged beyond repair.[3]
New Brunswick
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| Monument | Image | Location | Individual honoured | |||||
| Statue |  |
River Glade | Queen Victoria | |||||
Ontario
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| Monument | Image | Location | Individual honoured | |||||
| Stained glass window | Christ Church Royal Chapel, Deseronto | Queen Anne | ||||||
| Statue | .jpg) |
Gore Park, Hamilton | Queen Victoria[1] | |||||
| Statue |  |
Victoria Park, Kitchener | Queen Victoria | |||||
| Statue |  |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa | Queen Victoria | |||||
| Statue |  |
Library of Parliament, Centre Block, Ottawa | Queen Victoria[1] | |||||
| Statue |  |
Queen's Park, Toronto | Queen Victoria[1] | |||||
| Stained glass window | St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, Ottawa | Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn[4] | ||||||
| Equestrian statue |  |
Queen's Park, Toronto | King Edward VII[1] | |||||
| Queen Alexandra Gates |  |
Philosopher's Walk, Toronto | King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra[5] | |||||
| Stained glass window | St. James Cathedral, Toronto | King George V[6] | ||||||
| Princes' Gates | .JPG) |
Exhibition Place, Toronto | King Edward VIII and Prince George, Duke of Kent | |||||
| Statue |  |
Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls | King George VI[1] | |||||
| Coronation Park |  |
Toronto | King George VI[7] | |||||
| Queen Elizabeth Way Monument |  |
Sir Casimir Gzowski Park, Toronto | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | |||||
| Princess Margaret Fountain |  |
Exhibition Place, Toronto | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | |||||
| Equestrian statue |  |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa | Queen Elizabeth II[1] | |||||
| Stained glass window | Rideau Hall, Ottawa | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||||
| Silver Jubilee stained glass window | Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||||
| Diamond Jubilee stained glass window | Centre Block, Ottawa | Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria | ||||||
| Statue |  |
Queen's Park, Toronto | Queen Elizabeth II | |||||
Quebec
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| Monument | Image | Location | Individual honoured | |||||
| Bust | Place Royale, Quebec City | King Louis XIV[1] | ||||||
| George III Monument | Place d'Armes, Montreal | King George III | ||||||
| Victoria Memorial |  |
Victoria Square, Montreal | Queen Victoria | |||||
| Lion of Belfort |  |
Dorchester Square, Montreal | Queen Victoria | |||||
| Queen Victoria Monument |  |
McGill University, Montreal | Queen Victoria | |||||
| Edward VII Monument |  |
Phillips Square, Montreal | King Edward VII[1] | |||||
Saskatchewan
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| Monument | Image | Location | Individual honoured | |||||
| Equestrian statue | .jpg) |
Legislative Building grounds, Regina | Queen Elizabeth II[1] | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Royal Statues". Canadian Royal Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Victoria Ringers > The Bells". Christ Church Cathedral. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ Lambert, Steve (2 June 2023). "Statue of Queen Elizabeth repaired and reinstalled at Manitoba legislature, 2 years after vandalism". CTV News. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "The History and Architecture of St. Barts". St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Living in Toronto > City Archives > Highlights > Toronto history FAQs". City of Toronto. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ^ The Cathedral of St. James Toronto (PDF), St. James Cathedral, retrieved 16 December 2014
- ^ "The King's Oak". The Globe and Mail. August 2, 1938. p. 7.