Major’s Hill Park
Major's Hill Park is a park in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. The park stands above the Rideau Canal at the point where it enters the Ottawa River. The parliament buildings can be seen across the canal to the west, to the north of the park is the National Gallery of Canada, and to the east are the United States embassy and the Byward Market.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include National Gallery of Canada and Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica.
National Gallery of Canada
Art gallery
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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.
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica
Church
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The Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada located on 385 Sussex Drive in the Lower Town neighbourhood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ByWard Market and Lower Town.
ByWard Market
Neighborhood
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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.
Lower Town
Suburb
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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.
Gatineau
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Gatineau is a city in the Outaouais region of Quebec, on the north shore of the Ottawa River, across from Canada's capital, Ottawa. It is part of the official National Capital Region which constitutes the fourth largest urban area in the country, after Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Major’s Hill Park
- Type: Reserve
- Description: park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Category: urban park
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Major’s Hill Park” goes by many names.
- French: “parc Major’s Hill”
- French: “Parc Major’s Hill”
- Italian: “Major’s Hill Park”
- Italian: “Parco Major’s Hill”
- Russian: “Мейджорс-Хилл”
- Russian: “Парк Мейджорс-Хилл”
- Russian: “Холм майора”
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Highlights include Embassy of the United States and National Gallery of Canada.
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