Valiants Memorial - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.464 W 075° 41.711
18T E 445615 N 5030332
The Valiants Memorial commemorates Canadian veteran soldiers and civilian personnel who served with distinction during conflicts in which Canada participated.
Waymark Code: WMXB0Z
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/19/2017
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"The Valiants Memorial (French: Monument aux Valeureux) is a military monument located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It commemorates fourteen key figures from the military history of Canada. Dedicated by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on 5 November 2006, the work consists of nine busts and five statues, all life-sized, by artists Marlene Hilton Moore and John McEwen.
The monument was installed around the Sappers Staircase, an underpass on the northeastern corner of Confederation Square. The wall of the staircase is decorated with a quotation from the Aeneid by Virgil":
"No day will ever erase you from the memory of time.
From the Aeneid by Virgil
Nulla Dies Umquam Memori Vos Eximet Aveo
Rien ne vous effacera jamais de la mémoire du temps
Tiré de l'Énéide de Virgile
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The National War Memorial is the focal point of Confederation Square in Canada's capital city, Ottawa, Ontario. This locates it between Parliament Hill to the west and the Château Laurier hotel to the east. There are several other commemorative buildings and monuments nearby, including the Peace Tower (and the Memorial Chamber) at the parliament buildings, the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument, the Animals in War Memorial, a Boer War memorial, the Peacekeeping Monument,[3] the Valiants Memorial, and the War of 1812 Monument.
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