Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.003 W 075° 43.025
18T E 443894 N 5029494
This exact replica of the tomb of the unknown soldier is located inside the Canadian War Museum. The original lies in front of the National War Memorial located in Confederation Park, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMYPQV
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/08/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies in front of the National War Memorial. It contains the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier who had been buried near Vimy Ridge in France — the site of a famous Canadian victory in the First World War.

The Unknown Soldier represents the approximately 116,000 Canadians who gave their lives for their country, including about 28,000 soldiers whose resting place is unknown.

On May 25, 2000, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission exhumed the remains of a soldier during a ceremony that took place at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. The remains were flown back to Canada in a Canadian Forces aircraft, and lay in state in the Parliament Buildings until the interment ceremony on May 28, 2000. Soil from each Canadian province and territory, as well as from France, was placed on the coffin.

The tomb is a sarcophagus made of granite from the Beauce region of Quebec. Its bronze overlay was created in 2000 by sculptor Mary-Ann Liu of Mission, British Columbia. The tomb’s only inscription reads “The Unknown Soldier” in English and “Le Soldat inconnu” in French. It is positioned directly in the line of sight of the foremost soldier advancing through the arch in the National War Memorial.

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Where is original located?: Confederation Square - 53 Elgin Street - Ottawa, Ontario

Where is this replica located?: Canadian War Museum - 1 Vimy Place - Ottawa, Ontario

Who created the original?: Mary-Ann Liu - Mission, British-Columbia

Internet Link about Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier

Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 2000

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