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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Ottawa

              Ottawa (Ville d'Ottawa) is the capital of Canada, 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, and together they form the National Capital Region (NCR). Founded in 1826 as Bytown and incorporated as "Ottawa" in 1855, the city had at the 2011 census a population as 883,391. 
              The main landmarks of Ottawa are: Centre Block of Parliament Hill (Édifice du centre), National War Memorial (The Response), Downtown Ottawa (Centre-Ville), National Gallery of Canada (Musée des beaux-arts du Canada), Louise Bourgeois' Maman, Rideau Canal (Rideau Waterway), Château Laurier, Alexandra Bridge, ByWard Market (Marché By), Parliament Hill (Colline du Parlement), Library of Parliament (Bibliothèque du Parlement), Peace Tower (tour de la Victoire et de la Paix), Supreme Court of Canada (Cour suprême du Canada), Elgin Street (Rue Elgin), Terrasses de la Chaudière, Place de Ville, Minto Metropole, Bytown Museum, Ottawa City Hall (Hôtel de ville d'Ottawa), University of Ottawa (Université d'Ottawa), Langevin Block (Édifice Langevin), Laurier House (Maison Laurier).

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Alexandra Bridge Central Chambers Centre Block of Parliament Hill Château Laurier
Langevin Block Library of Parliament Louise Bourgeois' Maman National Gallery of Canada National War Memorial Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa City Hall Rideau Canal Supreme Court of Canada University of Ottawa
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