Nathan Phillips Square in Winter
Nathan Phillips Square in Winter
“Freedom Arches”
The Citizens of Toronto dedicate these arches to the millions who struggled including Canadians, to gain and defend freedom and to the tens of millions who suffered and died for the lack of it. May all that we do be worthy of them.
Only in freedom can the Human Spirit soar.
Against the Human drive for freedom nothing can long succeed. This plaque is mounted on a slab of the Berlin Wall.
Located in front of City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square is named for Nathan Phillips who was the Mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. In the winter months, the reflecting pool becomes a skating rink, with skates available for rental. Beneath the Square is one of the world’s largest underground parking garages, with space for 2,400 cars. The arches over the reflecting pond/ice rink were officially named “Freedom Arches” in 1989 with a plaque embedded in a piece that reads:
The Citizens of Toronto dedicate these arches to the millions who struggled including Canadians, to gain and defend freedom and to the tens of millions who suffered and died for the lack of it. May all that we do be worthy of them.
Only in freedom can the Human Spirit soar.
Against the Human drive for freedom nothing can long succeed. This plaque is mounted on a slab of the Berlin Wall.
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