Franklin Children's Garden Gates - Toronto, Ontario
Posted by: Metro2
N 43° 36.999 W 079° 22.544
17T E 631060 N 4830578
The gates of the Franklin Children's Garden in Toronto incorporate sculptures of a Praying Mantis, Dragonfly & Spider..and other creatures.
Waymark Code: WMER4N
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/30/2012
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The Franklin Children's Garden in Toronto (
visit link) has several sculptures with characters from Canadian author Paulette Bourgeois' Franklin the Turtle children's books.
The gates leading to the Garden have two swinging sides resembling tree limbs...made of steel or aluminum with sculptures depicting several animals and insects. In addition to a praying mantis, dragonfly & spider, the visitor can also see a snail, vulture, turtle...and vines.
There is no information at the site about the artist or date.