The Secret Bench of Knowledge - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.174 W 075° 42.465
18T E 444627 N 5029804
One of many "Secret Bench"'s around the world. Each bench is inscribed by famous poets and writers from around the world.
Waymark Code: WM9VMP
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/01/2010
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At about 9 AM on the morning of May 1, 1994, in front of a crowd of about 300 people, the new "Secret Bench" was unveiled. The new sculpture included many messages that the original did not have. Entries were solicited from school children and writers across Canada for the new casting. Engraved on the bench are approximately one hundred messages about the pleasure and importance of reading chosen from the entries received. Those who were selected were sent a wax mold on which to inscribe their message for the bench. The molds were then returned and used in the new casting . The unveiling of the new statue was done by Lea Vivot, and assisted by a young blind boy named Gabriel McBride, from Spruce View, Alberta, who inscribed his message in Braille.
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