The Hare Krishna Temple is located at 243
Avenue Road
Avenue Road is a major north–south street in Toronto, Ontario. The road is a continuation of University Avenue, linked to it via Queen's Park and Queen's Park Crescent East and West to form a single through route.''Toronto Pocket Street Atla ...
, in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada. The building is the former home of
Avenue Road Church
The Avenue Road Church is a former church building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 243 Avenue Road, on the northeastern corner of Roxborough Avenue.
Originally the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, it became the Avenue Road Presby ...
.
It was built in 1899 and was originally the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant.
The building was designed by Toronto architects
Gordon & Helliwell
Gordon & Helliwell was a start-of-the-20th-century architectural firm based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Principals were Henry Bauld Gordon, RCA, (1854–1951) and Grant Helliwell (1855–1953).
Selected works
* Queen's Theological Hall, Kin ...
.
See also
*
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktiv ...
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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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ISKCON
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktiv ...
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ISKCON Temple Visakhapatnam
References
Alan Brown – The Missing Plaques Page
Hindu temples in Canada
International Society for Krishna Consciousness temples
Religious buildings and structures in Toronto
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