National War Memorial

The National War Memorial, titled The Response, is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in , , designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Canadian national war memorial in Ottawa
  • Also known as: “Национальный военный мемориал” and “国立戦争記念碑”
  • Inscription: “IN SERVICE TO CANADA”

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Nearby places include ByWard Market and Ottawa.

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National War Memorial

Latitude
45.42405° or 45° 25′ 27″ north
Longitude
-75.69552° or 75° 41′ 44″ west
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Established
1939
Height
16 metres (52 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
87Q6C8F3+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 948187547
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8014959
Wiki­data ID
Q2091081
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“National War Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “النصب التذكاري للحرب الوطنية (كندا)”
  • Arabic: “النصب التذكاري للحرب الوطنية”
  • Armenian: “Կանադայի ազգային զինվորական հուշահամալիր”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны ваенны мемарыял Канады”
  • Cebuano: “National War Memorial”
  • Chinese: “国家战争纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “渥太華國家戰役紀念館”
  • French: “monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada”
  • French: “Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada”
  • German: “Nationales Kriegerdenkmal”
  • German: “Nationales Kriegsdenkmal”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת המלחמה הלאומית של קנדה”
  • Hindi: “नेशनल वॉर मेमोरियल”
  • Japanese: “国立戦争祈念碑”
  • Macedonian: “Национален воен паметник на Канада”
  • Russian: “Национальный военный мемориал Канады”
  • Swedish: “National War Memorial”
  • Tamil: “தேசிய போர் நினைவகம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний воєнний меморіал (Канада)”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний воєнний меморіал”
  • Uzbek: “Kanada milliy harbiy yodgorligi”

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