Hare Krishna Temple, Toronto Explained

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]

The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by the Toronto architectural firm of Gordon & Helliwell. 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]

See also

• International Society for Krishna Consciousness
• A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

External links

• • 243 Avenue Road (Toronto Architectural Conservancy webpage)

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Notes and References

1. https://torontokrishna.com/contact-us Contact Us
2. Book: Christopherson. Jeff. Lake. Mac. Kingdom First: Starting Churches that Shape Movements. 2015. B&H Publishing Group. 9781433688836. en.
3. Web site: City of Toronto – Doors Open 2011 – Hare Krishna Temple . 30 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130528211559/http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/culture/doorsopen2011.nsf/BuildingsAll/2E227F1962B4CC5985257859006F327B?OpenDocument . 28 May 2013 . dead .
4. https://www.acotoronto.ca/show_building.php?BuildingID=2553 Church of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness