We had heard rumors.
Walking outside of Christie station on the TTC, we look down… suddenly we see it… artfully laid out on the ground… The labyrinth.
No, this has absolutely nothing to do with David Bowie.
You see… In colloquial English “labyrinth” is generally synonymous with maze, but many contemporary scholars observe a distinction between the two: maze refers to a complex branching puzzle with choices of path and direction; while a unicursal labyrinth has only a single, non-branching path, which leads to the center…. A labyrinth in this sense has an unambiguous route to the center and back and is not designed to be difficult to navigate.
A labyrinth is a path that is designed to relax the mind, not confuse the mislead.
Toronto has been called by many the ‘modern city of labyrinths’. Nowhere is this more true than right in front of Christie station. Step outside, look down and you’ll see it.
A brilliant artistic touch to our wonderful town. One of the everyday hidden gems that you have to keep your eyes open to truly appreciate.
"We forget how dancing in a Labyrinth is literally somatic therapy." – Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Randy Padmore Park – Downtown Toronto
"Tiny wader." – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Kempton Howard Park – Toronto
"Happy Canada Day from Dufferin Grove Park!" – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Dufferin Grove Park – Toronto
"Beautiful day in Vancity!" – Vancouver Public Labyrinth – False Creek Seawall
"I bumped into an old friend, HiMY who was painting this Love Labyrinth in Grange Park..."– Rannie Turingan – Grange Park Labyrinth – Downtown Toronto
Stranger Things – Labyrinth – Mouth of the Humber River – Humber Bay Arch Bridge – Toronto