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I'll give a hint...

It's a Hindu Temple.

Is it the one on Brock Road, between the 401 and the 407?

Nope... Wrong end of town.

would this by any chance be.. ohhhh let's see:

Hindu Mississauga JayaDhurka Thavsthaman??

at approx Dixie & Derry?

No. This is within the Toronto city limits.

Wow... this is really stumping people.

One more clue... it is in the North West end of Toronto. Additionally, I don't see it on the Google Satellite map... Those images are from at least 2002. This building is newer than that.

Ya got me, brother, I've been googling like crazy and coming up emptier than Lord Ganesh at a premiere of Madagascar!

I'm driving up to Orangeville tomorrow. Will I pass it by?

What route are you taking?

yes, I've been googling too. It's amazing how many Hindu temples are in Toronto. some of them have pretty decent (rockin) flash intros with music (much to the enjoyment of my office-mates). None of the sites actually have pics of the buildings tho.

You've stumped us.

(off to look for a Hindu colleague...)

427N -> 401w -> 410N -> 10N -> Orangeville

Nope. You'd come close but you would miss it.

(I will give you a few more minutes and then I will submit another photo).

OK. That was harder than I thought it would be.

It was a picture of the Shree BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Temple. It's is located at 61 Claireville Drive, Toronto (Finch and 427).

Quote:

Opened in July 2004, the BAPS Shree Swaminarayan Mandir is a traditional Hindu Mandir (Temple) located on a scenic 18-acre site near Highway 427 North and Finch Avenue West. Intricately hand-carved in Burmese teak, the Mandir reflects the traditional wooden courtyard (Haveli) craftsmanship of India. The Mandir’s beautiful architecture features a richly hand-carved wooden courtyard that opens into a magnificent foyer with soaring wooden columns and panels. Hundreds of dancing peacocks, delicate lotus flowers and royal elephants beckon in greeting. The building serves as a place of worship for the Hindu community and a place of inspiration for all visitors. The word Haveli refers to an Indian mansion built in a particular architectural style. Haveli style architecture was a popular in India during the 17th century, featuring a low, multi-storied building with a central open courtyard decorated both inside and out with intricate woodwork. Inspired by His Divine Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the Toronto Mandir is an architectural masterpiece with breathtaking intricacy not previously seen in Canada. The Mandir has attracted many well known visitors including Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, Toronto Mayor David Miller, Chief Justice Hon. Roy McMurtry, Mr. John Tory, Leader of the Ontario PC Party, and Police Chief of Toronto, Bill Blair. The breathtaking architecture of the Mandir has been recently featured in the Toronto Star and in Canadian Interiors Magazine.

Here's a new photo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...1/8bc246e5.jpg

Upper Canada College.

Toronto.

Upper Canada College?

Edit: damn

hehe... it's the back side I think, the parking lot area

sorry fresnelly...

umm... specifics ! this should be a no-brainer for some commuters in the area.

about 10 km off the mark

is that the view from Nanaimo towards the mainland?

Is it Lions bay along hwy 99?
Bowen island on the left, Gambier on the right and Van isle in the background?

game on splck ... for getting at least one island right. As i recall, this was taken from the ferry going from langdale to horshoe bay, so that should be Bowen on the left and Keats on the right...

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Originally Posted by Leto

game on splck ... for getting at least one island right. As i recall, this was taken from the ferry going from langdale to horshoe bay, so that should be Bowen on the left and Keats on the right...

I'll be on that boat tomorow.
:cool:

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Originally Posted by splck

I'll be on that boat tomorow.
:cool:

well then... pop by my brother's place and say hi. He's lives beside Molly's overlooking the marina...

that's Strathcona Provincial Park

got a pic with me and the wife and kids sitting on that elk.

Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver. Granville Island.

nope.......check the whole panorama

That's the Burrard Bridge

i'm lookin' for the name of the whole bay........

that's English Bay with False Creek on the left.

you got it man........

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Originally Posted by Charlatan

Bloody hell...

you got the bridge right Charley but.......was lookin' for the pic as a whole.

sorry buddy.

Is the location of the camera somewhere near Broughton and Pacific?

if you want to see a good live cam view of Burrard street bridge, False Creek, and English bay, check out this link (i found somewhere on this forum): www.katkam.ca

i was on a highrise that sits right on pacific........took a whack of shots and made the panorama.

*goes to check cool looking site*