Peace Tower - Ottawa, Ontario - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

"Prime Minister Robert Borden dedicated the site of the tower on 1 July 1917, with the words: "[the tower will be a] memorial to the debt of our forefathers and to the valour of those Canadians who, in the Great War, fought for the liberties of Canada, of the Empire, and of humanity."

The Peace Tower (officially the Tower of Victory and Peace; in French: tour de la Victoire et de la Paix) is a focal bell and clock tower, sitting on the central axis of the Centre Block of the Canadian parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario.

The Peace Tower was built not only to stand as an architectural feature and landmark, but also to function as a memorial. It thus houses the Memorial Chamber, a vaulted 7.3 m by 7.3 m (24 ft by 24 ft) room directly above the porte-cochere, with stained glass windows and various other features illustrating Canada's war record, such as the brass plates made from spent shell casings found on battlefields that were inlaid into the floor, and bore the name of each of Canada's major conflicts during the First World War. The stone walls were originally to have been inscribed with the names of all Canada's servicemen and women who had died during the First World War; but, without enough space for all 66,000 names,it was later decided to place Books of Remembrance there instead."

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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1922 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Government of Canada Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Parliament Hill Across from 100 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON Canada Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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