The Peace Tower

31 August 2009By Zhu 11 Comments

One of my favorite place in Ottawa is Parliament Hill. I work nearby, which I thought was kind of cool when I first started: after all, it is the political center of Canada.

The Parliament itself is a beautiful building. The grounds offer great view of the Ottawa River and Quebec, right across.

But the best part is the Peace Tower, the central tower which was built to celebrate the end of World War One. It’s free to take the elevator up to the top, right below the huge clock. And the view is… amazing!

For the full size pictures, head to my Flickr page or the Pics page of this blog.

The Parliament Library and Alexandra Bridge	The Clock On Top Of The Tower
The Business District and Parliament Entrance	East Block, National Art Center and Defense
The US Embassy and The Byward Market	National Gallery
National Gallery, Bridge to Quebec	Chateau Laurier and Rideau Area

My Favorite View: bit of the library, the Ottawa River, the bridges

11 Comments »

Bluefish said:

The tower was closed when we visited Ottawa

# 4 September 2009 at 6:56 am

Seb said:

Gorgeous! Have you gotten to explore the countryside around Ottawa?
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# 4 September 2009 at 1:03 am

barbara said:

Salut Zhu,
Beautiful !!!
You know that Cananda is on my mind these days; soon I’ll be there !
I have not been to Ontario yet; I would love to one day. D says we will be back in the future,taking a car and going all over the place.