Canada's Parliament Buildings, known as the Centre Block, contains both houses, the Commons and the Senate. The Centennial Flame can just be seen in the foreground. Built in Gothic Revival Style, it is ........
Regrettably, only time for an overnight stay here with a dull and cloudy afternoon followed by a beautiful morning. The pictures are a mixture of both spent mainly on Parliament Hill. It is a lovely city dominated by its architecture and the copper roofs of the capital buildings. Ottawa is situated in Southern Ontario on the banks of the Ottawa River. It was chosen as the capital of Canada by Queen Victoria in 1857.
Canada's Parliament Buildings, known as the Centre Block, contains both houses, the Commons and the Senate. The Centennial Flame can just be seen in the foreground. Built in Gothic Revival Style, it is ........
........dominated by the 302ft Peace Tower. Built 1919 to 1927, it is dedicated to the 65,000 Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in the First World War.
The West Block.......
Queen Victoria......
On Parliament Hill, a home for stray cats......
....shared with Black Squirrels. These are the cute but deadly mutant from the Greys. They may look harmless but they have given the grey population a taste of their own medicine. They have already taken over in parts of England and appear to be spreading. Their rise mean the greys now have serious competition for the first time since they were introduced to Britain from America in the 1870's. The black squirrel is also likely to make life even harder for our native red squirrels. A study by Cambridge scientists shows that black squirrels now make up half the squirrel population in some parts of the UK. They are genetic mutations of greys but have a darker fur and higher levels of the male sex hormone testosterone - making them more aggressive and more successful.
The Persons Case of 1929 was a landmark step in Canadian Womens struggle for equality. This monument celebrates the joint efforts of five woman who won a legal challenge to have women considered "persons" under the British North American Act.
George Brown - the Father of the Canadian Confederation and founder of the most important daily papers, Today, The Globe and the Mail.
The Victoria Bell and the Library of Parliament.
Looking into the city from Parliament Hill.......
The Supreme Court of Canada
Consternation....the Centennial Flame has gone out....
The Ottawa River.
The National Gallery
From Parliament Hill, the Alexandra Bridge across the Ottawa River.
The Canadian Museum of Civilization
Main Entrance........
...the guided tour of the interior is not to be missed.....
The Confederation Hall.
Ceiling.
The Confederation Hall from the gallery.
The interior of the House of Commons........
The passage to the Library of Parliament.....
....the doors into the Library.....
...and the wonderful interior. Five years of restoration work has just been completed.
The doors into the .....
.......Senate Chamber......
The Senate Chamber ceiling.
The Memorial Chamber.....
.....dedicated to the memory of Canadians who have died in military service.
The tour enables you to go up the tower......
The views from the tower, west along the Ottawa......
....north into Quebec,
Notre Dame Basilica.
The National Gallery.
A night time stroll......
...taking in one of the many pubs.....
The Centennial Flame restored......
