7 Memorials in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
There are a number of memorials in Stanley Park.
You will be surprised of who is memorialized by these memorials. There is 1 Queen of England, 1 President of the United States of America, and even a Shakespearean actor who are memorialized in Stanley Park!
Some of these people are supposedly actually buried in Stanley Park!
Queen Victoria Memorial
The Queen Victoria Memorial is a large memorial monument to Queen Victoria who ruled England (and Canada) for many years.
E. Pauline Johnson Memorial
The E. Pauline Johnson Memorial is a small memorial to E. Pauline Johnson who was a famous native performer and poet.
Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park came from her observation that when the tide went out the lagoon was 'lost'!
President Harding Memorial
The President Harding Memorial is a large memorial monument to US President Warren Harding.
Harding was the first US president to visit Canada and visited Stanley Park. Only a few weeks after visiting Stanley Park Harding died suddenly.
Air India Memorial
The Air India Memorial is a memorial to the airline passengers who died during a terrorist bomb attack on an Air India airliner.
Japanese Canadian War Memorial
The Japanese Canadian War Memorial is a is a memorial to all the Japanese Canadians who served Canada in all the wars.
Chehalis Cross Memorial
The Chehalis Cross Memorial is a memorial monument to the passengers of a boat that died when their boat was struck by a larger boat just off of Stanley Park.
Powys Thomas Memorial
The Powys Thomas Memorial is a memorial stone in the Shakespeare Garden for the famous Shakespearean Actor who was active in the the Canadian theatre scene.