Hare Krishna Temple, Toronto

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 Hare Krishna Temple in 2005

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]

See also

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

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. "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.

External links

• Official website
• 243 Avenue Road (Toronto Architectural Conservancy webpage)

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