Sculptures Representing Canada's Seven Principal Industries - Ottawa, Ontario
Posted by: Weathervane
N 45° 25.275 W 075° 42.186
18T E 444992 N 5029988
The bas-relief sculptures decorating the front facade of the Bank of Canada located on Wellington Street in Ottawa, Ontario, represent Canada's seven principal industries.
Waymark Code: WMYD0P
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/31/2018
Views: 7
Designed by Jacobine Jones in 1937, the sculptures represent Canada's seven principal industries at the time: fishing, electricity, mining, agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, and construction.
Source: (
visit link)
Detail of front facade. Between the windows are panels of polished Vermont Verde Antique marble. Those in the lower row feature bronze allegorical figures by renowned Canadian sculptor Jacobine Jones.
Reference: (
visit link)
Jacobine Jones: (
visit link)