Parliament Hill - Wikipedia
Parliament Hill (French: Colline du Parlement), colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern bank of the Ottawa River that houses the Parliament of Canada in downtown Ottawa, Ontario.
List of buildings in Ottawa - Wikipedia
Ottawa's Notre-Dame Cathedral as seen through Louise Bourgeois's Maman sculpture at the National Gallery. Christ Church Cathedral; Dominion-Chalmers United Church; Notre-Dame Cathedral; See also: List of religious buildings in Ottawa, List of Ottawa churches, List of Ottawa synagogues, List of Ottawa mosques
Canadian Parliament Buildings - Wikipedia
The Canadian Parliament Buildings are the parliament buildings housing the Parliament of Canada, located on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Architecture of Ottawa - Wikipedia
The architecture of Ottawa is most marked by the city's role as the national capital of Canada. This gives the city a number of monumental structures designed to represent the federal government and the nation. It also means that as a city dominated by government bureaucrats, much of its architecture tends to be formalistic and functional.
Ottawa - Wikipedia
Ottawa in 1859, before construction on Parliament Hill. Two years prior, Queen Victoria selected the city as the permanent capital of the Province of Canada. Ottawa was chosen as the capital for two primary reasons. [63]
Legislative buildings of Canada - Wikipedia
There are currently fourteen legislative buildings in Canada: Parliament in Ottawa, and one for each of the provinces and territories of Canada, though not all contain the words legislative building in their names.
History of Ottawa - Wikipedia
The history of Ottawa, capital of Canada, [1] was shaped by events such as the construction of the Rideau Canal, the lumber industry, the choice of Ottawa as the location of Canada's capital, as well as American and European influences and interactions. By 1914, Ottawa's population had surpassed 100,000 and today it is the capital of a G7 ...
History of Northwest Territories capital cities - Wikipedia
Thousands of miles from the Territories, the government was run from Sparks Street in Ottawa for 62 years. In 1905, under the direction of Wilfrid Laurier , the Northwest Territories seat of government was moved to Ottawa, Ontario , the capital of Canada.
Ottawa Rapid FC - Wikipedia
Ottawa Rapid FC (French: CF Rapide Ottawa) is a professional women's soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. It will compete in the Northern Super League, in the highest level of the Canadian soccer league system. The club will play its home matches at the 24,000-capacity TD Place Stadium in Lansdowne Park. One of the last two clubs to join as ...
Centre Block - Wikipedia
The Centre Block (French: Édifice du Centre) is the main building of the Canadian parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of a number of members of parliament, senators, and senior