Sculptures Representing Canada's Seven Principal Industries - Ottawa, Ontario
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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
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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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.

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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.

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Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1937

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Where is this sculpture?:
234 Wellington Street
Ottawa, On Canada


Sculptors Name: Jacobine jones

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