1919 - The Cornerstone of the Peace Tower - La pierre angulaire de la tour de la Paix - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.491 W 075° 41.966
18T E 445282 N 5030385
The Cornerstone of the Peace Tower, laid in 1919, is located on the Peace Tower, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario. La pierre angulaire de la tour de la Paix, posée en 1919, est située sur la tour de la Paix, à Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMH7K3
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/04/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The Cornerstone of the Peace Tower

"Following the disastrous fire of 1916, one of the major public milestones associated with the reconstruction of the Parliament Buildings was the laying of the cornerstone of what we now call the Peace Tower, by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, on September 1, 1919. The event took place on the fifty-ninth anniversary of the laying of the original cornerstone by his grandfather, the future King Edward VII, in 1860. Among the many dignitaries attending the event were the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Borden, the Governor General - the Duke of Devonshire, and the two architects of the new Centre Block, John A. Pearson and Omer Marchand."

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La pierre angulaire de la tour de la Paix

«À la suite de l'incendie catastrophique de 1916, l'un des principaux jalons publics associés à la reconstruction des édifices du Parlement a été la pose, le 1er septembre 1919, de la pierre angulaire de ce que nous appelons maintenant la tour de la Paix, par le prince de Galles, plus tard le roi Edouard VIII. L'évènement s'est déroulé à l'occasion du 59e anniversaire de la pose de la première pierre par son grand-père, le futur roi Edouard VII, en 1860. Parmi les nombreux dignitaires qui ont assisté à l'évènement, on retrouve le premier ministre, Sir Robert Borden, le gouverneur général, le duc de Devonshire, et les deux architectes du nouvel édifice du Centre, John A. Pearson et Omer Marchand.»

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Year of construction: 1919

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Full inscription:
"This stone was laid by Edward Prince of Wales, Sept. 1st, in this year of victory. Finis Coronat Opus (The end crowns the work) 1919." «Cette pierre a été posée par Édouard, Prince de Galles, le 1er septembre de cette année de la victoire. Finis Coronat Opus (La fin couronne le travail. 1919.»


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