Hare Krishna Temple, Toronto

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The Hare Krishna Temple in 2005

The Hare Krishna Temple (also known as ISKCON Toronto) is located at 243 Avenue Road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] The building is the former home of the Avenue Road Church. It is now one of Canada's largest Hare Krishna places of worship. [2]

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The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by the Toronto architectural firm of Gordon & Helliwell. [3] It was built in 1899 and was originally the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant. [3] It was bought by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) around 1976. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Contact Us, ISKCON Toronto.
  2. ↑ Christopherson, Jeff; Lake, Mac (2015). Kingdom First: Starting Churches that Shape Movements. B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   9781433688836.
  3. 1 2 "City of Toronto – Doors Open 2011 – Hare Krishna Temple". Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Church of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Toronto Architectural Conservancy.

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