4.22 Buildings, monuments and public places

Capitalize the official names of specific buildings, monuments, squares, parks, etc.:

• Robson Square
• St. Andrew’s Church
• the Brock Monument
• the National Gallery
• the O’Keefe Centre
• the Peace Bridge
• the Plains of Abraham
• the Temple of Cheops
• the Toronto Public Library
• the Vancouver International Airport

Do not capitalize words describing these features when they are used generically, in names that are not official, or in plural forms:

• the city’s war memorial
• the international bridge
• an Anglican church
• an Egyptian temple
• Yonge and Bay streets
• the Vancouver airport

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