Dows Lake Pavilion: Dows Lake Pavilion has a beautiful location jutting out into and overlooking the lake. This facility has a number of different restaurants including an outdo patio that is very popular in summer. The pavilion also looks out over the docks where it's possible to rent paddleboats canoes kayaks or bikes. In winter visitors can also rent skates and sleds. Address: 1001 Queen Elizabeth Dr, Ottawa.
Sparks Street in Upper Town: The fashionable Upper Town of Ottawa extends bel Parliament Hill and southwest of the Rideau Canal. The streets are laid out in a checkerboard pattern. Busy thoroughfares are Wellington Street Kent Street O'Sonnor Street Metcalfe Street and Sparks Street pedestrin precinct a string of top department stores and smart boutiques interspersed with gourmet eateries. But probably the most striking architecture of Upper Town is the Bank of Canada building by the famous architect Arthur Erickson. The atrium behind the twelve story tinted glass facade has the feeling not so much of a bank as of a great greenhouse with work of art plants the height of trees and splashing fountains. The Currency Museumis inside the orginal Bank of Canada building and has a cross section of coinage ranging from ancient China, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium through medieval Europe and the Renaissae to the detailed evolution of currency in North America as it is today.
Friday, November 11, 2016
Famous Tourist attractions in Ottawa, Canada
National Archives of Canada: The National Archives of Canada feature exhibits pertaining to the history of Canada. Among the items housed here is the largest collection of Canadian sheet music in the world as well as works of art including oil paintings water colors and sketches. Address: 395 Wellington St. Ottawa.
RCMP musical Ride Centre: The RCMP Stables in Ottawa are the home base for both horses and officers. The Stables train horses for the RCMP Musical Ride which is an equestrian show that travels across the country annual. There are guided tours of the facility. Address: RCMP Rockcliffe Stables, 1 Sandridge Rd, Ottawa.
Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature takes visitors through the world of the dinosaurs all the way up to today's animal population and also features poignant temporary exhibits. It is the national sciences and history museum and the histoc building (once the Victoria Memorial Museum) is the birthplace of Canada's national museums. Construction on this castle like building was completed in 1910. Address: 240 Mcland St. Ottawa.
RCMP musical Ride Centre: The RCMP Stables in Ottawa are the home base for both horses and officers. The Stables train horses for the RCMP Musical Ride which is an equestrian show that travels across the country annual. There are guided tours of the facility. Address: RCMP Rockcliffe Stables, 1 Sandridge Rd, Ottawa.
Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature takes visitors through the world of the dinosaurs all the way up to today's animal population and also features poignant temporary exhibits. It is the national sciences and history museum and the histoc building (once the Victoria Memorial Museum) is the birthplace of Canada's national museums. Construction on this castle like building was completed in 1910. Address: 240 Mcland St. Ottawa.
Popular tourist attractions in Toronto ( Canada) - 4
The Art Gallery of Ontario : The renowned Art Gallery of Ontario occupies a unique looking modern building on the west side of the city center. A whole series of temporary exhibitions are mounted throughout the year by this exceptionally well endowed gallery. Highlights include the collections of Canadian African and Oceanic and European art. The museum also hilds a particularly impressive collection of Canadian paintings.
Address: 317 Dundas Street West Toronto.
Rogers Centre: Immediately adjacent to the CN Tower is Rogers Centre a massive domed sports arena. The unique design includes a roof which slides back allowing it to be opened in favorable weather. This mega structure completed in 1989 is Toronto's answer to the ambitious Olympic Stadium built by its arch rival Montreal. Rogers Centre can accommodate many thousands of spectators and is a venue for every kind of sport baseball and football in particular as well as for rock and pop concerts. The center also offers one hour guided tours with a behind the scenes look at the facility. Address: 1 Blue Jays Way, Toronto.
Address: 317 Dundas Street West Toronto.
Rogers Centre: Immediately adjacent to the CN Tower is Rogers Centre a massive domed sports arena. The unique design includes a roof which slides back allowing it to be opened in favorable weather. This mega structure completed in 1989 is Toronto's answer to the ambitious Olympic Stadium built by its arch rival Montreal. Rogers Centre can accommodate many thousands of spectators and is a venue for every kind of sport baseball and football in particular as well as for rock and pop concerts. The center also offers one hour guided tours with a behind the scenes look at the facility. Address: 1 Blue Jays Way, Toronto.
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Entertainment District : Toronto's answer to New York's Broadway the Toronto Entertainment District comes to life in the evenings. This is the place to come to see major theater productions with the latest shows and musicals concerts and other performing arts. There are also all kinds of restaurants and places for socializing as well as hotels and shops. The main center of activity in the Entertainment District along Kg Street.
St. Lawrence Market: The St.Lawrence Market houses a variety of vendors selling various ood products flowers and specialty items. The St. Lawrence Hall was built in Toronto in 1850 and served as a public meeting place and a concert venue. The hall was restored in 1967 but has retained much of its old charm. The building provides a unique atmosphere for the market and is also occasionally used for film and elevision shoots. The interior features a grand staircase and gas lit chandelier.
Address: 92 Front Street East, Toronto.
St. Lawrence Market: The St.Lawrence Market houses a variety of vendors selling various ood products flowers and specialty items. The St. Lawrence Hall was built in Toronto in 1850 and served as a public meeting place and a concert venue. The hall was restored in 1967 but has retained much of its old charm. The building provides a unique atmosphere for the market and is also occasionally used for film and elevision shoots. The interior features a grand staircase and gas lit chandelier.
Address: 92 Front Street East, Toronto.
Popular tourist attractions Toronto (Canada) - 2
Eaton Center : The huge Eaton Center is located at the north end of the Central Business District. With its own subway station this ultra modern shopping complex extends over several blocks and is continually being renovated and enlarged. Strangers can quite easily lose their way in the bewildering maze of department stores spcialty shops boutiques restaurants cafeterias and snack bars which crowd the different levels above and below ground. The original Eaton department store opened in Toronto in 1869 and grew into an enormous retail business.
City Hall: Dominating the spacious Nathan Philips Square with its bronze sculpture The Archer by Henry Moore is the still highly acclaimed new City Hall. It was designed by the gifted Finnish architect Viljo Revell and built in 1965. City Hall consists of two arcshaped high rise blocks 20 and 27 stories high respecively wrapped around a lower central building topped by a flattened cupola. Out front in the square is a manade pond which becomes a popular skating rink in winter. This area is beautifully decorated for the Christmas holidays.
Address:100 Queen Street West, Toronto.
City Hall: Dominating the spacious Nathan Philips Square with its bronze sculpture The Archer by Henry Moore is the still highly acclaimed new City Hall. It was designed by the gifted Finnish architect Viljo Revell and built in 1965. City Hall consists of two arcshaped high rise blocks 20 and 27 stories high respecively wrapped around a lower central building topped by a flattened cupola. Out front in the square is a manade pond which becomes a popular skating rink in winter. This area is beautifully decorated for the Christmas holidays.
Address:100 Queen Street West, Toronto.
Popular tourist attractions in Toronto (Canada)
Ontaria Science Centre: The Ontario Science Center is a family oriented attraction with many interesting exhibits to entertain children. It occupies a site overlooking the Don Valley about ten Kilometers northeast of the city center. Designed by the virtuoso architect Raymond Moriyama this modern building was completed in 1969. Visitors to the center are brought face to face with the latest developments in technology telecommunications optics biology physice space travel and meteorology and much more all presented in an absorbing and imaginative way. The emphasis is very much on visitor participation with many interactive displays and widesprread use of suitably installed computing and other equipment. Address: 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto.
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