Ottawa
is Canada’s capital, a dynamic showcase city of more than one million people. Located in Ontario at the Quebec border, it’s a place where you’ll hear English and French spoken in the streets; where you can discover Canada’s proud heritage at impressive national sites and famous landmarks, including the Rideau Canal (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). It’s a city steeped in culture, with world-class museums and galleries displaying stunning national collections and special exhibitions from Canada and around the world.
Parliament Buildings
The centrepiece of Ottawa’s downtown landscape, Parliament Hill is the political and cultural heart of the city. The Parliament Buildings sit atop the Hill, the gorgeous Gothic-style structures overlooking the Ottawa River, as the politicians within debate the present and future issues of the country. The original structure burned to the ground in a tragic fire in 1916 – except for the Library, which was saved by a quick-thinking employee who closed the Library’s massive steel doors.
ByWard Market
For nearly 200 years this rollicking public market has played host to artisans, farmers and craft merchants who converge year-round to sell their specialty items and wares. Established by Lieutenant-Colonel John By, builder of the Rideau Canal, in 1826, the ByWard Market is one of Canada’s oldest and largest public markets; farmers and craft merchants from across the Capital Region gather to sell their wares daily.
Rideau Canal (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Built between 1826 and 1832 by Colonel John By of the British Royal Engineers. Of the 202 kilometres (126 miles) stretching from Kingston to Ottawa, 19 kilometres (12 miles) of the canal is man-made and was dug out by hand. The canal was originally built for a military purpose to establish a secure supply and communications route between Montreal, Québec, and Kingston. Built as a reaction to the infamous War of 1812, it was the hope at the time, that the canal would keep vulnerable British supply ships away from the American New York border. According to UNESCO the Rideau Canal represents a “masterpiece of creative genius” and meets the 10 different criteria needed to secure such a prestigious designation. The canal is “the best-preserved example of a slackwater canal in North America, demonstrating the use of this European technology on a large scale,” UNESCO says. It is also the only canal dating back to the nineteenth century “North American canal-building era” to remain operational with most of its original structures intact. Source: www.ottawatourism.ca
is Canada’s capital, a dynamic showcase city of more than one million people. Located in Ontario at the Quebec border, it’s a place where you’ll hear English and French spoken in the streets; where you can discover Canada’s proud heritage at impressive national sites and famous landmarks, including the Rideau Canal (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). It’s a city steeped in culture, with world-class museums and galleries displaying stunning national collections and special exhibitions from Canada and around the world.
Parliament Buildings
The centrepiece of Ottawa’s downtown landscape, Parliament Hill is the political and cultural heart of the city. The Parliament Buildings sit atop the Hill, the gorgeous Gothic-style structures overlooking the Ottawa River, as the politicians within debate the present and future issues of the country. The original structure burned to the ground in a tragic fire in 1916 – except for the Library, which was saved by a quick-thinking employee who closed the Library’s massive steel doors.
ByWard Market
For nearly 200 years this rollicking public market has played host to artisans, farmers and craft merchants who converge year-round to sell their specialty items and wares. Established by Lieutenant-Colonel John By, builder of the Rideau Canal, in 1826, the ByWard Market is one of Canada’s oldest and largest public markets; farmers and craft merchants from across the Capital Region gather to sell their wares daily.
Rideau Canal (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Built between 1826 and 1832 by Colonel John By of the British Royal Engineers. Of the 202 kilometres (126 miles) stretching from Kingston to Ottawa, 19 kilometres (12 miles) of the canal is man-made and was dug out by hand. The canal was originally built for a military purpose to establish a secure supply and communications route between Montreal, Québec, and Kingston. Built as a reaction to the infamous War of 1812, it was the hope at the time, that the canal would keep vulnerable British supply ships away from the American New York border. According to UNESCO the Rideau Canal represents a “masterpiece of creative genius” and meets the 10 different criteria needed to secure such a prestigious designation. The canal is “the best-preserved example of a slackwater canal in North America, demonstrating the use of this European technology on a large scale,” UNESCO says. It is also the only canal dating back to the nineteenth century “North American canal-building era” to remain operational with most of its original structures intact. Source: www.ottawatourism.ca