Lower Town
Lower Town (also spelled "Lowertown" is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Vanier Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to the east of downtown. It is the oldest neighbourhood of the city, with construction beginning in 1826.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: Neighborhood in Ottawa
- Also known as: “Lowertown”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Brigid’s Church and National Gallery of Canada.
Saint Brigid’s Church
Church
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Brigid's was a Roman Catholic church located in the Lower Town neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was built to serve the English-speaking, Irish-Catholic population of the area.
National Gallery of Canada
Art gallery
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Gallery of Canada, located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up 46,621 square metres, with 12,400 square metres of space used for exhibiting art.
Champagne Bath Pool
Sports venue
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Champagne Bath, officially the Champagne Fitness Centre, is a historic public bath in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 321 King Edward Avenue in Lower Town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ByWard Market and New Edinburgh.
ByWard Market
Neighborhood
Photo: Trappy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ByWard Market, is a retail and entertainment district in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to the east of Parliament Hill and Major's Hill Park.
New Edinburgh
Neighborhood
Photo: Paul Tavares, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Edinburgh is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located to the northeast of the downtown core. It is bordered on the west by the Rideau River, to the north by the Ottawa River, to the south by Beechwood Avenue, and on the east by Springfield Road and the former Rockcliffe Park village limits.
Sandy Hill
Suburb
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandy Hill is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, located just east of downtown. The neighbourhood is bordered on the west by the Rideau Canal, and on the east by the Rideau River.
Lower Town
- Categories: quarter and locality
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.43249° or 45° 25′ 57″ northLongitude
-75.68938° or 75° 41′ 22″ westElevation
57 metres (187 feet)Open location code
87Q6C8J6+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 26256443OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Lower Town” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “下城區”
- French: “Basse-ville”
- French: “Basse-Ville”
- German: “Lower Town”
- German: “Lowertown”
- German: “Ville-Basse”
- Persian: “لوور تاون”
- Russian: “Лоуэр-Таун”
- Russian: “Лоуэртаун”
- Swedish: “Lower Town”
- Swedish: “Lowertown”
- Welsh: “Lower Town”
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