Champ-de Mars and the Planet Mars - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Metro2
N 45° 30.495 W 073° 33.338
18T E 612827 N 5040427
This public park is a former military parade ground...and military reenactments are still demonstrated.
Waymark Code: WMWAMG
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 08/03/2017
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Wikipedia (
visit link) informs us:
"Champ de Mars is a public park in Old Montreal quarter of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Formerly a military parade ground, the park had previously been the site of Montreal's fortifications, which were demolished at the beginning of the 19th century soon after Montreal City Hall and the old courthouse were built. It had served as a municipal parking lot until being restored as a park in 1980s. At that time, the foundations of Montreal's city walls were discovered and restored.
The site's name commemorates its former military purpose; Mars was the Roman god of war and campus Martius was a Latin term for a military exercise ground. The walls now standing on site were built to show the location of the original walls used to protect the city.
The area is bordered by the Montreal City Hall, the old and new courthouses and the Champ-de-Mars Metro station."
As for the Planet, Wikipedia (
visit link) adds:
"Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, after Mercury. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.
The rotational period and seasonal cycles of Mars are likewise similar to those of Earth, as is the tilt that produces the seasons. Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and second-highest known mountain in the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The smooth Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 40% of the planet and may be a giant impact feature. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids, similar to 5261 Eureka, a Mars trojan."