
Japanese Zen Garden - Hull, Quebec
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N 45° 25.788 W 075° 42.523
18T E 444561 N 5030941
First established as the Museum of Man in 1968, the Canadian Museum of Civilization (1989) is Canada’s largest and most popular cultural institution, attracting over 1.3 million visitors per year. The Japanese Zen Garden is open to the public.
Waymark Code: WMB3FH
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 03/30/2011
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Just beyond the Plaza is an Upper Terrace, giving access to the museum's main entrance and to the Grand Stairway leading to a lower plaza. The terrace is where dignitaries visiting CMC are formally greeted. It too offers a fine view of Parliament Hill. A small staircase leads up to one of the lower roofs of the building, where a Japanese Zen Garden has been laid out; the space is one of peaceful contemplation. Yet another staircase up from the Zen Garden leads to the roof of the restaurant, where a broad lookout provides panoramic views of the architecture, Parc Laurier, and the cityscape on the south bank of the river.
Marble plaque reads;
Ce projet fut realise grace a une subvention de
L'Association Commemorative pour
L'Exposition Universelle de 1970 au Japon.
This project was made possible with
the assistance of a grant from
The Commemorative Association for
The Japan World Exposition (1970).