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Parliament Hill

Parliament Hill is an area of Crown land on the southern bank of the that houses the Parliament of Canada in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. It accommodates a suite of Gothic revival buildings whose architectural elements were chosen to evoke the history of parliamentary democracy.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: site of the Canadian Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest

Highlights include Centre Block and Centennial Flame.

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The is the main building of the Canadian parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill, in , , containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of a number of members of parliament, senators, and senior administration for both legislative houses.

Fountain
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The is a monument on Parliament Hill commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. First lit in January 1967, the Flame worked with natural gas and, as of 2021, uses biogas.

Library
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The is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the on Parliament Hill in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include ByWard Market and Ottawa.

Neighborhood
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The , is a retail and entertainment district in the downtown core of , Ontario, Canada to the east of Parliament Hill and Major's Hill Park.

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is 's capital. With over a million citizens, it is Canada's fourth-largest city, and Ontario's second-largest city. Across the River is , .

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in , in central , Canada. It is defined by the city as "the area bounded on the north by Gloucester Street and Lisgar Street, on the east by the , on the south by the Queensway freeway and on the west by Bronson Avenue." Traditionally it was all of Ottawa west of the , while was everything to the east.

Parliament Hill

Latitude
45.42412° or 45° 25′ 27″ north
Longitude
-75.69903° or 75° 41′ 57″ west
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
87Q6C8F2+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 292324492
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8014956
Wiki­data ID
Q1589289
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Waray—“Parliament Hill” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պառլամենտական բլուր”
  • Belarusian: “Парламенцкі ўзгорак”
  • Bengali: “পার্লামেন্ট হিল”
  • Catalan: “Parliament Hill”
  • Cebuano: “Parliament Hill”
  • Chinese: “义会山庄”
  • Chinese: “国会山”
  • Chinese: “国会山庄 (加拿大)”
  • Chinese: “國會大廈”
  • Chinese: “國會山”
  • Chinese: “國會山莊”
  • Danish: “Parliament Hill”
  • Danish: “The Hill”
  • Dutch: “Parliament Hill”
  • Esperanto: “Parlamenta Monteto”
  • French: “colline du Parlement”
  • French: “Colline du Parlement”
  • German: “Parlamentshügel”
  • German: “Parliament Hill”
  • Hebrew: “גבעת הפרלמנט (אוטווה)”
  • Italian: “Collina del Parlamento”
  • Japanese: “パーラメント・ヒル (カナダ)”
  • Korean: “팔러먼트 힐”
  • Lithuanian: “Parlamento kalva”
  • Malay: “Bukit Parlimen, Ontario”
  • Malay: “Parliament Hill, Ontario”
  • Portuguese: “Colina do Parlamento”
  • Portuguese: “Parliament Hill”
  • Romanian: “Colina Parlamentului”
  • Russian: “Парламентский холм”
  • Russian: “Парламентский Холм”
  • Spanish: “Parliament Hill”
  • Swedish: “Parliament Hill”
  • Tamil: “நாடாளுமன்றக் குன்று”
  • Turkish: “Parliament Hill”
  • Ukrainian: “Парламентський пагорб”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Parliament Hill”
  • “Barracks Hill”

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