Research Council of Canada Building - Apocryphal books of Esdras - Ottawa, Ontario
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This quote from the apocryphal books of Esdras, is located on a sandstone wall on the roof, above the main entrance to the Canadian Research Council of Canada Building, on Sussex Drive, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM12X8J
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/30/2020
Views: 3
Inscription etched on the sandstone wall on the roof of the building:
"GREAT IS TRUTH AND MIGHTY ABOVE ALL THINGS
IT ENDURETH AND IS ALWAYS STRONG;
IT LIVETH AND CONQUERETH FOR EVER MORE;
THE MORE THOU SEARCHEST, THE MORE THOU SHALT MARVEL"
Inscription on bilingual plaques located on each side of the entrance door:
The inscription over the main entrance was chosen from the
apocryphal books of Esdras by the Right Honourable
W.L. MacKenzie King
Address:
100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Website: Not listed
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