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| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Gold coin from Iran, late 18th century. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Kiswa, a ceremonial covering for the Kaba in Mecca made from silk in Cairo (early 20th century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Detail of a Kiswa. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Detail of a Gujarati door covered with mother of pearl. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"Husainabad Isambara", painted in the mid-19th century by an artist from Lucknow (India). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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The visit of Persian king, Bahram Gur to the pavilion of his Chinese wife. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"The Story of the Old Harpist" by Maulana (Iran 1603). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"Iskender Reaches the City of Iram" by Ghiyath Mudhahhib (Iran 1526). Iskender is the Persian name of Alexander The Great. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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17th century Iranian dish. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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17th century Iranian dish (detail). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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The museum has a permanent Moon exhibition. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"Jerusalem Day" by Ayham Jabr (Syria 2016). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"The Guardian of Life" by Ayham Jabr (Syria 2016). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"Euphoria of the Seventh Heaven" by Ayham Jabr (Syria 2017). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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The Quran mentions the Moon as a gift from Allah to measure time. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Quranic sura (verse) that predicts the splitting of the Moon before Judgement Day. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"Muhammad Splits the Moon in Half" from a book of omens (Iran 16th century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"The Beginning of Ramadan" showing the sighting of the New Moon (Oil painting from Iran, 19th century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Detail of the thin crescent Moon in "The Beginning of Ramadan", a 19th century oil painting from Iran. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Kashkul, a begging bowl used by Muslim mystics (Iran, late 16th century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"The Prophet Muhammad's Celestial Ascention" (Iran, late 16th century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"The Book of Gnosis" is a science book from Ottoman Turkey, dated 1822. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"The Cosmic Ayn" is a mix of science and spiritualism (Iran, 17th century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Shi'ite standard from Tamil Nadu (India), c1988. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Astrolabe (Spain, 1022). The astrolabe was used in the Islamic world for time keeping and celestial measurement. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Astrolabe (Sindh, Pakistan 1677). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Book showing the Moon in Taurus and other Zodiac constellations (Ottoman Turkey, 1582). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Astronomy book by al-Rumi (Central Asia, 1436). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Detail of an astronomy book by al-Rumi from Central Asia, 1436. It shows the phases of the Moon. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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The Moon depicted in the "Book of Omens" (India, 16th century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Divination mirror used by astrologers, Iran early 1900s. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Frontpiece of the "Book of Antidotes" (Iraq 1199). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"Portrait of Sultan Selim III" (Istambul, 1805). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Detail of "Portrait of Sultan Selim III". The crescent Moon and star used in the portrait later became a symbol for Islam. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Crescent and star mosque top (Macedonia, 1980s). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Textile with crescent Moon (Central Asia, 1355). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Hiya, a word portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (Ottoman, 18th century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"A Young Prince Accepts a Polo Ball from a Dervish" (Afghanistan, 1523). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Painting showing Moghul Emperor, Jehangir, showing favour to a Sufi over earthly kings (India 1618). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Detail of Moghul Emperor, Jehangir (India 1618). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Detail of a painting showing earthly kings (India 1618). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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"Portrait of Prince Dara Shikoh" (Delhi, India, 1640). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Illustration from "The Lights of Canopus" (Iran 1593). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Chopping knife with Persian poetry (Iran, c1900). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Painting of a Persian love story (Iran 1477). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Diana, Tiber and Luna (the Moon) from the Roman period (2nd century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Queen Amhose (born of the Moon) from Egypt, 1458 BCE. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Goddess from Mesopotamia, 16th century BCE. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Kashmiri painting of the Sun and Leo (18th century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Painting of Shams al-Din (the Sun of Religion), Iraq 1599. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Scarborough Centre. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Fountain on the border between downtown and Old Toronto. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Distinctive modern building. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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Old Toronto is the original settlemnt of the city. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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The Flat Iron building. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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Typical buildings in Old Toronto. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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View of downtown from Old Toronto. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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Brick buildings. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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Pedestrian area. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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Row of shops. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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St Lawrence Market was the city's original market. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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St Lawrence Market is now full of eating places. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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Street scene looking towards Downtown. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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Busy street scene. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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Neo-Classical building. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Old Toronto |
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Tram. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Inside a tram. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Concrete block between brick town houses. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Brick town houses. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Overgrown brick town house. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Overgrown brick town house. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Brick town houses. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Brick town house. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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Painting in Allan Gardens, a small suburban square. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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Toronto Horticultural Society greenhouse. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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The greenhouse dates from 1834. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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The greenhouse has a wide variety of plants. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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Small pond. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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The Toronto Horticultural Society maintains a greenhouse full of plants. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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Turtles. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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Turtle. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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Ferns are some of the oldest plants. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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Inside the greenhouse. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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Statue. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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Orchids. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
Allan Gardens |
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Cacti are native to the Americas. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Toronto |
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Police. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
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The town of Niagara is a busy tourist resort. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
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Restaurants and bars. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
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Indoor skydiving centre. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
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Skylon Tower. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
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External lift on the side of Skylon Tower. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
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People in the Skylon Tower lift. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
Niagara Falls |
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Bridal Falls is on the USA side of the Niagara River. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
Niagara Falls |
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Upper viewpoint on the USA side. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
Niagara Falls |
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Lower viewpoint of Bridal Falls on the USA side. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
Niagara Falls |
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The foot of Bridal Falls. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
Niagara Falls |
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Tourist boat. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
Niagara Falls |
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Horseshoe Falls. |
2019 |
| Canada |
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Niagara |
Niagara Falls |
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Horseshoe Falls is the largest at Niagara. |
2019 |
were added from 11 December 2021.