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|  Terry Fox Statue - Ottawa, Ontario
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The statue of Terry Fox stands across from Parliament Hill on Wellington Street in Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: denben location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/25/2018 last visited: 8/19/2014 |
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|  Sir Galahad - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures In Arthurian legend, Sir Galahad is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail. His statue stands on Wellington Street sidewalk near the Queen's Gates of the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: denben location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/11/2013 last visited: 8/19/2014 |
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|  Centennial Flame - Ottawa, Ontario
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Located on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the Centennial Flame (French: Flamme du centenaire) commemorates Canada's 100th anniversary as a Confederation. posted by: denben location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/24/2018 last visited: 5/25/2022 |
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|  East Block - Ottawa, Ontario
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The East Block (officially the Eastern Departmental Building) is one of the three buildings on Canada's Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario. It contains offices for parliamentarians, as well as some preserved pre-Confederation spaces. posted by: denben location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/25/2018 last visited: 8/19/2021 |
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|  Angel of Youth and Father Time - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures This relief sculpture, by Ferdinand L. Cerracchio, of a winged Angel of Youth and Father time, is located above the main doorway of the Parliamentary Reading Room, in the Centre Block of the Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/11/2018 last visited: never |
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|  Canadian Parliament Centre Block - Ottawa, Ontario
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The Centre Block (in French: Édifice du Centre) is the main building of the Canadian parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: denben location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/24/2018 last visited: 5/25/2022 |
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|  Unicorn - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures This sculpture of a unicorn is located outside, in front of the entrance to the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, in Ottawa, Ontario. It was added to the Coat of Arms of Canada to represent the Scottish people who helped build this country. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/3/2018 last visited: 7/14/2019 |
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|  Dragon - Centre Block - Parliament Buildings - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures This dragon sculpture carved by Cleophas Soucy or Coeur de Lion McCarthy is located to the left of the entrance to the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/3/2018 last visited: 12/15/2019 |
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|  Peace and Liberty - Paix et Liberté - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures Peace and Liberty are two statues erected at the apex of the National War Memorial of Canada, in Ottawa Ontario. Paix et Liberté sont deux statues érigées au sommet du Monunent commémoratif de la guerre du Canada, à Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 11/13/2014 last visited: 9/3/2019 |
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|  National War Memorial - Ottawa, ON, Canada
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The National War Memorial, titled The Response, is a tall, granite memorial arch with bronze sculptures located on Confederation Square between Parliament Hill to the west and the Château Laurier hotel to the east, in Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: denben location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/25/2018 last visited: 5/25/2022 |
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|  Confederation - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures The sculpture of Confederation, by Louis-Philippe Hébert, sits at the base of John A. Macdonald's monument located on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario. John A. Macdonald was Canada's first Prime Minister. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 4/30/2018 last visited: 8/19/2014 |
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|  LONGEST - Serving Prime Minister - PREMIER - Ministre resté en poste le plus longtemps - Ottawa, Ontario
in Superlatives In 1947, William Lyon Mckenzie King became the longest serving Prime Minister of Canada. En 1947 William Lyon McKenzie King est devenu le Premier Ministre resté en poste le plus longtemps posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/28/2022 last visited: never |
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|  Statue of Britannia - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures This allegorical figure of Britannia is located on Queen Victoria's monument, in Ottawa, Ontario. Depicted with Queen Victoria’s features, both were symbols of power and national pride. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 2/15/2022 last visited: 5/25/2022 |
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|  Oldest Stone Building - Ottawa, Ontario
in Superlatives The Commissariat (Bytown Museum) is the oldest stone structure in Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 12/17/2011 last visited: 5/25/2022 |
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|  Bytown Museum
in Ghosts and Hauntings A Haunted Museum very close to The Parliament Buildings in Ottawa posted by: Knightwatchman location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/24/2011 last visited: 5/25/2022 |
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|  BEST - Preserved Canal - Ottawa, Ontario
in Superlatives Built between 1826 and 1832, the Rideau Canal is the best-preserved, fully operational example from North America's great canal-building era. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 6/3/2021 last visited: 6/2/2022 |
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|  Upper Canada - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures The allegorical figure of Upper-Canada is located on the Baldwin-Lafontaine monument located on Parliament Hill, to the right and behind the Centre-Block of the Parliament Buildings, in Ottawa, Ontario posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/8/2018 last visited: 8/20/2021 |
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|  Whispering Wall - Ottawa, Ontario
in Whispering Galleries A Whispering Wall on the grounds of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 11/15/2011 last visited: 8/27/2018 |
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|  Probity - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures The Statue of Probity, sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hebert, stands at the foot of Alexander Mackenzie's monument which is located on the West side of Parliament Hill, behind the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, in Ottawa, Ontario posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/5/2018 last visited: 1/5/2022 |
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|  Labour - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures The monument of Alexander Mackenzie created by Louis-Philippe Hebert features the allegorical figure of Labour. It is located behind the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/6/2018 last visited: 1/6/2022 |
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|  Memory - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures This bronze sculpture of is located at the foot of the monument in tribute to Thomas D'arcy McGee which stands on the West side of Parliament Hill and behind the Centre Block. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/4/2018 last visited: 7/15/2019 |
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|  Chateau Laurier
in Ghosts and Hauntings A hotel reputedly haunted by it's original owner, just accross the street from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. posted by: Knightwatchman location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/24/2011 last visited: 5/25/2022 |
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|  Fairmont Château Laurier - Ottawa, Ontario
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The Fairmont Château Laurier is located at 1 Rideau St in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: denben location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/24/2018 last visited: 5/25/2022 |
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|  The Angels (Faith, Hope and Charity) - Ottawa, Ontario
in Epic Beings and Creatures The Angels Faith, Hope and Charity created by Erin Robertson are located at the corner of Rideau Street and Colonel By Drive, in Ottawa, Ontario. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/6/2018 last visited: 5/22/2019 |
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|  OLDEST-- Operating Canal in North-America - Ottawa, Ontario
in Superlatives The Rideau Canal, opened in 1832 between Ottawa and Kinston, Ontario is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 12/25/2011 last visited: 5/25/2022 |
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