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Sphinx rises at the dome. An ancient wonder meets a modern wonder, as a giant model of Egypt's famed Sphinx is built in Toronto's SkyDome, in preparat(...)
Sphinx rises at the dome. An ancient wonder meets a modern wonder, as a giant model of Egypt's famed Sphinx is built in Toronto's SkyDome, in preparat(...)

Sphinx rises at the dome. An ancient wonder meets a modern wonder, as a giant model of Egypt's famed Sphinx is built in Toronto's SkyDome, in preparat(...)

Date10/24/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sphinx rises at the dome. An ancient wonder meets a modern wonder; as a giant model of Egypt's famed Sphinx is built in Toronto's SkyDome; in preparation for the production of the opera Aida. Verdi's musical tale of doomed love will be presented tomorrow and Saturday; with Maestro Giuseppe Raffa conducting. The show has toured Australia and Japan.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0102756F
Image shows a sphink on a boat with skyscrapers in the background.
The Toronto skyline takes on a new dimension yesterday as a Sphink floats around the harbor to promote the opera Aide; coming to the SkyDome in October. The Sphinx will be part of the set for the opera.
9/2/1989
Shown in addition to book and poster are, clockwise from top left, necklace, scarves, bookends, cat statue, sphinx and cartouche. All but sphinx and t(...)
Shown in addition to book and poster are, clockwise from top left, necklace, scarves, bookends, cat statue, sphinx and cartouche. All but sphinx and t(...)
9/13/1979
Sphinx: The National Ballet of Canada last night presented Sphinx, with Rex Harrington and Gizella Witkowsky, in current run at the O'Keefe Centre
Sphinx: The National Ballet of Canada last night presented Sphinx, with Rex Harrington and Gizella Witkowsky, in current run at the O'Keefe Centre
2/20/1991
Fifty-two fairy tales : wonder stories, legends, visions and fables : from German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Oriental, classical, ancient and modern sources
Fifty-two fairy tales : wonder stories, legends, visions and fables : from German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Oriental, classical, ancient and modern sources
1892
Hugh MacLennan, visiting Toronto, told The Star's Ken Adachi that the ferocious attacks on his 1967 book, Return Of the Sphinx, left him shocked and angry
Hugh MacLennan, visiting Toronto, told The Star's Ken Adachi that the ferocious attacks on his 1967 book, Return Of the Sphinx, left him shocked and angry
7/23/1981
All but sphinx and the Wedgwood vase at left, which are from Birks, are sold at the gallery's Tut Shop
All but sphinx and the Wedgwood vase at left, which are from Birks, are sold at the gallery's Tut Shop
9/11/1979
Sphinx Rex Hannington Jennifer Fournier
Sphinx Rex Hannington Jennifer Fournier
11/1/1997
Poetry in motion. National Ballet principal dancer Karen Kain last night offered a classic performance in the ballet Sphinx, part of company's mixed program at O'Keefe Centre
Poetry in motion. National Ballet principal dancer Karen Kain last night offered a classic performance in the ballet Sphinx, part of company's mixed program at O'Keefe Centre
5/11/1983
Sphinx Rex Harrington Jennifer Fournier
Sphinx Rex Harrington Jennifer Fournier
11/1/1997
Sphinx of Cairo and Parthenon of Athens (below) can now be included on same trip
Sphinx of Cairo and Parthenon of Athens (below) can now be included on same trip
1/7/1977
Exhaustion and agony are evident on face of Egypt's Abdel Latif Abou Heif as he is helped from Lake Ontario in CNE marathon swim
Exhaustion and agony are evident on face of Egypt's Abdel Latif Abou Heif as he is helped from Lake Ontario in CNE marathon swim
8/21/1964
Today's cruises can take you to places as different as Canada's fjords or Egypt's pyramids
Today's cruises can take you to places as different as Canada's fjords or Egypt's pyramids
1/7/1977