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This is a list of neighbourhoods and outlying communities within the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.In 2001, the old city of Ottawa was amalgamated with the suburbs of Nepean, Kanata, Gloucester, Rockcliffe Park, Vanier and Cumberland, and the rural townships of West Carleton, Osgoode, Rideau and Goulbourn, along with the systems and infrastructure of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa ...
A rare instance of a European-style walled garden in Canada, dating back to the 1830s. The property was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1989. [1] [2] For some years, the house remained empty, and the garden began to deteriorate, but in 1993, the Friends of Maplelawn Garden, a volunteer group, began to work on the garden.
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography - closed in 2006, collections now at the National Gallery of Canada Canadian Postal Museum - closed in 2012 Canadian Ski Museum - moved to Mont Tremblant, Quebec 2013
The second most important ceremonial centre in Ottawa, after Parliament Hill, with Canada's National War Memorial at its centre and the Valiants Memorial at its periphery, and framed by the Château Laurier, the Government Conference Centre, the National Arts Centre, the Central Chambers, the Scottish-Ontario Chambers, the Central Post Office ...
Stornoway is the name of the official residence of the leader of the Official Opposition in Canada, and has been used as such since 1950.It is provided in recognition of the opposition leader's position and is located at 541 Acacia Avenue in the Rockcliffe Park area of Ottawa, Ontario. [1]
Bank of Canada building; Confederation Building (Ottawa) Major-General George R. Pearkes Building, sometimes referred to as "National Defence Headquarters" Government Conference Centre; Sir Leonard Tilley Building; Ottawa Convention Centre formerly Ottawa Congress Centre
As the name indicates, the gardens are centrally located in and now surrounded by the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The 8-acre (3.2 Ha) garden is a National Historic Site and Cultural Heritage Landscape. [1] The original intent was to be used as a test facility for the development of winter hardy roses, weigela and peonies. [2]
Parkwood's architectural, landscape and interior designs are based on those of the 1920s and 1930s. The national Historic Sites and Monuments Board describes it as "a rare surviving example of the type of estate developed in Canada during the inter-war years, and is rarer still by its essentially intact condition, furnished and run to illustrate as it was lived within."