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The cornerstone was laid by Toronto Mayor Thomas Church on July 27, 1921. [11] Robert Fleming, President of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) declared that the building would be the largest of its kind in the world, with a floor space of 8.5 acres (3.4 ha). [12] [13] Construction of the arena in October 1921.
The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), also known as The Exhibition or The Ex, is an annual fair that takes place at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the third Friday of August leading up to and including Labour Day, the first Monday in September. With approximately 1.6 million visitors each year, the CNE is Canada's largest ...
Exhibition Place is a publicly owned mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown.The 197-acre (80 ha) site includes exhibit, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial, and national historic sites.
Exhibition Stadium was the fourth stadium to be built on its site since 1879. [1] When the original grandstand was lost due to a fire in 1906, it was quickly rebuilt. [1] A second fire destroyed the stadium in April 1946, which led to the city constructing a covered north-side grandstand (known as CNE Grandstand) for CA$3.5 million in 1948.
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Exterior image Interior image Max. capacity [a] Description Year opened Location Rogers Centre: 40,000 – 50,000 [5] Large sports arena that can be reconfigured for concerts. [6] Previously known as the "skydome". [6] Since its design didn't have live acoustics in mind, sound quality can vary. [6] Accessible by a 10-minute-walk from Union ...
The Ontario Government Building, housing the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex since 2001, is a heritage building located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1926 to provide exhibit space for the Government of Ontario during the annual Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), that function later moved to the Ontario Place ...
Enercare Centre, formerly known as the Direct Energy Centre and originally the National Trade Centre, [1] is an exhibition complex located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [2] It is used by the Canadian National Exhibition and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, as well as by various trade shows.