The Site
Exhibition Place is a large area west of Toronto's downtown. The district has a variety of historic buildings, open spaces and monuments. It hosts a wide array of activities year-round, but is best known for an annual summer fair, the Canadian National Exhibition and the Royal Agricultural Fair. The site also has a long history of stadiums for major league baseball and football teams. The newest sports facility to be built is the soccer-specific stadium, BMO Field.
The site is home to Direct Energy Centre (formerly the National Trade Centre), Canada's largest trade centre, and Ricoh Coliseum, home to the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies. The site plays host to various international events such as the Honda Indy Toronto, The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, and many corporate and public trade shows.
The eastern entrance to Exhibition Place is marked by the Princes' Gates, named for Edward, Prince of Wales, and his brother, Prince George, who visited in 1927. South of the grounds is Ontario Place, a theme park built in 1971 on landfill in Lake Ontario, and operated by the government of Ontario.
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