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Must See
area and features a spectacular rough and tumble days of
Gothic-style ceiling. Philippe Bytown, to the city’s emer-
Parizeau (1852–1938) carved gence as Canada’s capital and this past has shaped the
the woodwork in mahogany. beyond. The British Royal nation and its people. Exhibits
In niches around the sanctuary Engineer in charge of building range from the earliest wars
there are wooden etchings of the Rideau Canal, Lt. Colonel fought on Canadian soil
prophets and apostles, crafted John By, established his between the French and the
by Louis-Philippe Hébert headquarters at this location British to the present day.
(1850–1917), now painted to in 1826. While work was under- The LeBreton Gallery houses
look like stone. Joseph-Eugène way, the building was used as an extensive collection of
Guigues, the first bishop of a storehouse for military military technology including
Ottawa, oversaw the comp- supplies and silver coins. The vehicles, artillery, and other
letion of Notre-Dame, and his museum hosts exhibitions, artifacts. The Beaverbrook
statue is outside the basilica. tours, and family events. Collection of War Art contains
13,000 works and is one of the
largest collections of military
art in the world. The Memorial
3 "'-= 4 "-= Hall offers a space for quiet
Bytown Museum Canadian War reflection. Its concrete walls
Museum are reminiscent of the rows of
⌂ 1 Canal Lane gravestones in Allied war
# Mid-May–mid-Oct: 10am– ⌂ 1 Vimy Pl # Times
5pm daily (to 8pm Thu; mid- vary, check website cemeteries, and its sole artifact
Jun–Aug: to 7pm); mid-Oct– ∑ warmuseum.ca is the headstone from the
mid-Dec & Feb–mid-May: Canadians may have a grave of Canada’s Unknown
Soldier. The museum’s
11am–4pm Thu–Mon
∑ bytownmuseum.com reputation as a peaceful Regeneration Hall, with its
people but they have seen view of the Peace Tower on
Housed in Ottawa’s oldest their share of the world’s Parliament Hill, represents
stone building (1827), the battlefields. This museum, hope for a better future. There
Bytown Museum traces the housed in a stunning modern is no charge for entry to the
history of Ottawa’s early years building close to Parliament museum on Canada Day (July
from the construction of the Hill, looks at the country’s 1) and on Remembrance Day
Rideau Canal through the military history and at how (November 11).

Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Macdonald- 0 meters 500 N
Cartier Bridge 3 miles (5 km)
Jacques 0 yards 500
Cartier BOTELER ST LOWER
Park SUSSEX D R I V E TOWN ST PAT R ICK ST
Gatineau C A T H C A R T S T R E E T CUM
(see p282) B R U Y E R E S T R E E T B EA USOL E I L D R I V E
R I D E A U S T R E E T I D E A U S T R E E T
Royal Canadian DALHOUSIE STREET
ST PATRICK STREET
Mint K I N G E D WA R D AV E N U E
Cathédrale
Champlain Notre-Dame R AUGUSTA STREET
ST ANDREW STREET BERLAND STREE
Statue MURRAY STREET
N E L S O N S T R E E T
Alexandra CHAPEL STREET
Bridge National CLARENCE STREET T FRIEL STREET Laurier
Andaz Ottawa
Gallery of Y O R K S T R E E T
Canadian Canada Byward Market B E S S E R E R S T R E E T
Museum BYWARD ByWard DALY ST RE ET House
of History Hill Park M ACK E NZ I E AVE MARKET SQ Market ST E WA RT STR E ET
Major’s
W I L B ROD ST R E E T
O t tawa Rive r Bytown Museum Fairmont Conference NICHOLAS STREET WA LLE R ST CUMBERLAND STREET SANDY RUSSELL AVE
GEORGE
L A U R I E R A V E N U E E A S T
STREET
S U S S E X D R I V E
Château
Centre
HILL
Laurier
Block
Centre
East
Parliament Block National
Buildings Arts Centre K I N G E D WA R D AV E
WELLINGTON STREET E LG I N Confederation COLONEL BY DRIVE Ottawa Station
Supreme Court West University NELSON STREET
of Canada Block of Ottawa
SPARKS ST
Park
2 miles (3 km)
NICHOLAS STREET
Canadian War Museum DOWNTOWN O ’CO N N O R ST METCALFE ST Elgin QUEEN ELIZABETH DRIVE Canada Science and
700 yd (650 m) Ottawa Technology Museum
ALBERT ST LAURIER AVE WEST City Hall Rideau 3 miles (5 km)
Lord ST R E E T
BANK ST
KENT ST
Canada Agriculture Canal
and Food Museum Bus Station Canadian Museum of Nature Windsong Manor B&B
3 miles (5 km) 1 mile (2 km) 700 yd (650 m) 25 miles (40 km)
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