Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the second largest city in Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, located on the north bank of the Ottawa River together they form the National Capital Region. Founded in 1826 as Bytown and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855, the city has evolved into a political and technological centre of Canada. Its original boundaries were expanded through numerous minor annexations and ultimately replaced by a new city incorporation and major amalgamation in 2001 which significantly increased its land area. The name Ottawa is derived from the Algonquin word adawe, meaning to trade. Initially an Irish and French Christian settlement, Ottawa has become a multicultural city with a diverse population. Mercer ranks Ottawa with the second highest quality of living of any large city in the Americas, and 14th highest in the world. It is also rated the second cleanest city in Canada, and third cleanest city in the world. In 2012, the city was ranked for the third consecutive year as the best community in Canada to live in by MoneySense.
Climate
Summer 26.5 °C (79.7 °F), Winter (−15.3)°C (4.5 °F)
Tourist Season
May to October is the best for tourism.
Accommodation
Hotels and Apartments.
General Information Of Ottawa
- Land Area: 1,072.9 sq mi (2,778.13 km2)
- Population: 8 Lakh.
- Capital City: Ontario.
- Language: English.
Tourist Attraction in or Near by Ottawa
National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada located in the capital city Ottawa, Ontario, is one of Canada's premier art galleries. The Gallery is now housed in a glass and granite building on Sussex Drive with a notable view of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill. The acclaimed structure was designed by Moshe Safdie and opened in 1988. The Gallery's former director Jean Sutherland Boggs was chosen especially by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to oversee construction of the national gallery and museums.
Rideau Waterway
The Rideau Canal also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. The name Rideau, French for "curtain, is derived from the curtain-like appearance of the Rideau River's twin waterfalls where they join the Ottawa River. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States and is still in use today, with most of its original structures intact. The canal system uses sections of major rivers, including the Rideau and the Cataraqui, as well as some lakes. It is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and in 2007 it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is operated today by Parks Canada as a recreational waterway. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid May and close in mid October.
Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada is Canada's central bank and lender of last resort. The Bank was created by an Act of Parliament on July 3, 1934 as a privately owned corporation. In 1938, the Bank became a Crown corporation belonging to the Government of Canada. The Minister of Finance holds the entire share capital issued by the Bank. Ultimately, the Bank is owned by the people of Canada. The role of the Bank is to promote the economic and financial well being of Canada. The responsibilities of the Bank are monetary policy sole issuer of Canadian banknotes the promotion of a safe, sound financial system within Canada and funds management and central banking services for the federal government, the Bank and other clients.
Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourviere
The Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière is a minor basilica in Lyon. It was built with private funds between 1872 and 1884 in a dominating position in the city. The site it occupies was once the Roman forum of Trajan, the forum vetus, thus its name as an inverted corruption of the French Vieux Forum. Speculating on the reasons for the construction of such an elaborate and expensive building, one author makes the possibly questionable statement that The reaction to the communes of Paris and Lyon were triumphalist monuments, the Sacre Coeur of Montmartre and the basilica of Fourvière, dominating both cities. These buildings were erected using private funds, as gigantic ex votos, thanking God for the victory over the socialists and in expiation of the sins of modern France. Notre Dame de Fourvière was included when the whole historic center of Lyon was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998.
Canada Agriculture Museum
The Canada Agriculture Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, houses a modern working farm. Its purpose is to illustrate how advances in farming science and technology have transformed the lives of Canadians. The museum holds exhibits, public programs, special events, and live demonstrations. While the animal barns are open year round, exhibitions are only on view from March to October of each year. It holds an annual Sheep Shearing Festival each May. It is located off Prince of Wales Drive at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. The museum is controlled by the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, which is responsible for preserving and protecting Canada's scientific and technical heritage.
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
The Canada Aviation and Space Museum is Canada's national aviation history museum. The museum is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Aviation Museum was formed in 1964 at RCAF Station Rockcliffe as the National Aeronautical Collection from the amalgamation of three separate existing collections. These included the National Aviation Museum at Uplands, which concentrated on early aviation and bush flying the Canadian War Museum collection, which concentrated on military aircraft, and which included many war trophies, some dating back to World War One, and the RCAF Museum which focused on those aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Canadian Museum of Nature
The Canadian Museum of Nature is a natural history museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its collections, which were started by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1856, include all aspects of the intersection of human society and nature, from gardening to gene splicing. The Museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association, the Canadian Heritage Information Network, and the Virtual Museum of Canada. National Museum that occupied the building was split into the National Museum of Natural Sciences and the National Museum of Man although both entities continued to share the same edifice. In 1989, the Canadian Museum of Civilization moved to a new location in Gatineau, Quebec, and the Canadian Museum of Nature was able to occupy the entire Victoria Memorial Museum Building.
Notre Dame de Bon Secours Chape
The Notre Dame de Bon Secours Chapel is a church in the district of Old Montreal in Montreal, Quebec. One of the oldest churches in Montreal, it was built in 1771 over the ruins of an earlier chapel. St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, the first teacher in the colony of Ville Marie and the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame, rallied the colonists to build a chapel in 1655. In 1673, returning from France, Bourgeoys brought a wooden image of Our Lady of Good Help the stone church was completed in 1678. It burned in 1754, the reliquary and statue being rescued. After Montreal was conquered by British forces during the French and Indian War, the church was attended by Irish and Scottish troops and families, and saw fundraising to build Saint Patrick's Church, Montreal's first anglophone Catholic parish.
Chateau Laurier
The Fairmont Château Laurier is a landmark hotel with 429 guest rooms in Downtown Ottawa, Ontario located near the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive designed in the French Gothic Châteauesque style to compliment the adjacent Parliament buildings. The plans for the hotel initially generated some controversy as the Château was to be constructed on what was then a portion of Major's Hill Park. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, then the Prime Minister of Canada, helped secure the important site for the construction, and the hotel was eventually named in his honour. Laurier's government was also subsidizing the Grand Trunk Railway's Pacific Line.
Accessibility
Bus Terminal in or Near by
Mackenzie King 1A
2 Mackenzie King Bridge
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Saint Laurent Station
1300 Saint Laurent Boulevard
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Walkley Station
1160 Walkley Road
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Airports in or Near by
Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier Airport: For international flights.
Rockcliffe Airport: For domestic flights.
Railway Stations
Saint Laurent Station
1300 Saint Laurent Boulevard
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Walkley Station
1160 Walkley Road
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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