Canadian War Museum

The Canadian War Museum is a national museum on the country's military history in , , Canada. The museum serves as both an educational facility on Canadian military history and a place of remembrance.
warmuseum.ca
+1 800 555 5621
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  • Opening hours:
    May—June: Friday—Wednesday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    July—August: Friday—Wednesday 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    May—August: Thursday 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
    September—April: Friday—Wednesday 9:30 AM—5:00 PM; Thursday 9:30 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum in Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as: “Musée canadien de la guerre”
  • Address: 1 Vimy Place, K1A 0M8

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chaudière Falls and National Holocaust Monument.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , also known as the Kana:tso or Akikodjiwan Falls, are a set of cascades and waterfall in the centre of the - in Canada where the narrows between a rocky escarpment on both sides of the river. is situated 420 metres northwest of Canadian War Museum.

Memorial
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The is a Holocaust memorial in , , across from the Canadian War Museum at the northeast corner of Wellington and Booth Streets, and about 1.5 km away from . is situated 240 metres east of Canadian War Museum.

Railway station
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a light rail station on Line 1 as part of the O-Train network. is situated 480 metres southeast of Canadian War Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Gatineau.

Neighborhood
Photo: Nndd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
's is located along Somerset Street west of downtown Ottawa. It runs from Bay Street in the east to Preston Street in the west. Signs for continue along Somerset until Preston Street, and Chinese/Asian restaurants can be found even farther west.

Photo: Óðinn, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca.
is a city in the region of , on the north shore of the Ottawa River, across from Canada's capital, . It is part of the official which constitutes the fourth largest urban area in the country, after , and .

Canadian War Museum

Latitude
45.41704° or 45° 25′ 1″ north
Longitude
-75.71733° or 75° 43′ 2″ west
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
87Q6C78M+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103438401
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7626267
Wiki­data ID
Q1032442
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Canadian War Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կանադայի ռազմական թանգարան”
  • Basque: “Kanadako Gerra Museoa”
  • Chinese: “加拿大战争博物馆”
  • Chinese: “加拿大戰爭博物館”
  • Chinese: “战争博物馆”
  • Chinese: “戰爭博物館”
  • Czech: “Canadian War Museum”
  • Czech: “Kanadské muzeum války”
  • Czech: “Kanadské válečné muzeum”
  • Dutch: “Canadian War Museum”
  • Dutch: “Musée canadien de la guerre”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف الحرب الكندى”
  • Esperanto: “Kanada Militmuzeo”
  • Esperanto: “Kanada Muzeo de Milito”
  • French: “Canadian War Museum”
  • French: “Musée Canadian de la Guerre”
  • French: “Musee canadien de la guerre”
  • French: “musée canadien de la guerre”
  • French: “Musée canadien de la guerre”
  • French: “Musée Canadien De La Guerre”
  • Galician: “Museo Canadense da Guerra”
  • German: “Kanadisches Kriegsmuseum”
  • Greek: “Καναδικό Πολεμικό Μουσείο”
  • Irish: “Músaem Cogaidh Cheanada”
  • Italian: “Museo canadese della guerra”
  • Japanese: “カナダ戦争博物館”
  • Korean: “캐나다 전쟁박물관”
  • Malay: “Muzium Perang Kanada”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Canadian War Museum”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Musée canadien de la guerre”
  • Polish: “Canadian War Museum”
  • Polish: “Kanadyjskie Muzeum Wojny”
  • Polish: “Kandyjskie Muzeum Wojny”
  • Polish: “Musée canadien de la guerre”
  • Portuguese: “Canadian War Museum”
  • Portuguese: “Musée canadien de la guerre”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de Guerra Canadense”
  • Russian: “Канадский военный музей”
  • Russian: “Канадский музей войны”
  • Slovenian: “Canadian War Museum”
  • Slovenian: “Kanadski vojni muzej”
  • Slovenian: “Musée canadien de la guerre”
  • Swedish: “Canadian War Museum”
  • Swedish: “Kanadensiska krigsmuseet”
  • Swedish: “Musée canadien de la guerre”
  • Ukrainian: “Канадський військовий музей”
  • Ukrainian: “Канадський воєнний музей”
  • Ukrainian: “Канадський музей війни”
  • Ukrainian: “Канадський Музей Війни”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Ryfel Canada”

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