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NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL [3 records]

Record 1 2017-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Monument Names
  • War and Peace (International Law)
OBS

A monument located in the heart of Ottawa, Ontario, near the first locks of the Rideau Canal. It is surrounded by the Château Laurier (a Fairmount hotel, owned by the Canadian Pacific), the Parliament Building, the Langevin Block (offices of the Prime Minister), the National Arts Centre and the Conference Centre, originally the Union Station (a railroad station, Canadian Pacific and Canadian National).

OBS

The monument is no longer the Cenotaph because there now lies the body of an unknown soldier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations de monuments
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
OBS

Monument érigé au cœur d'Ottawa (Ontario), près des premières écluses du canal Rideau. Il est entouré du Château Laurier (un hôtel Fairmount, la chaîne du Canadien Pacifique), du Parlement, de l'édifice Langevin (les bureaux du Premier Ministre), du Centre national des Arts et du Centre de Conférences, originalement la gare Union (gare ferroviaire, Canadien Pacifique et Canadien National).

OBS

Ce monument ne porte plus le nom de Cénotaphe puisqu'il s'y trouve maintenant un tombeau au soldat inconnu.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Monument Names
  • War and Peace (International Law)
OBS

Theme chosen by architect Vernon March for the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

Key term(s)
  • National War Memorial

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations de monuments
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
OBS

Le thème choisi par l'architecte Vernon March pour le Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada à Ottawa.

Key term(s)
  • Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
OBS

Author: Veterans Affairs Canada; 1962.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
OBS

Auteur : Affaires des anciens combattants Canada; 1962.

Spanish

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