Rideau Canal Celtic Cross
The Rideau Canal Celtic Cross is a memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, erected to commemorate the workers and their families that died building the Rideau Canal between 1826 and 1832.Photo: Sherurcij, Copyrighted free use.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Inscription: “IN MEMORY OF 1000 WORKERS & THEIR FAMILLIES WHO DIED BUILDING THIS CANAL”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Gallery of Canada and Major’s Hill Park.
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. National Gallery of Canada is situated 310 metres north of Rideau Canal Celtic Cross.
Major’s Hill Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Bytown Museum
Museum
Photo: Dger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bytown Museum is a museum in Ottawa located in the Colonel By Valley at the Ottawa Locks of the Rideau Canal on the Ottawa River, just below Parliament Hill. Bytown Museum is situated 100 metres south of Rideau Canal Celtic Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ByWard Market and Ottawa.
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.
Ottawa
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Ottawa is Canada's capital. With over a million citizens, it is Canada's fourth-largest city, and Ontario's second-largest city. Visitors often come to Ottawa to see Parliament Hill and Canada's national museums, but the city also has much shopping, many restaurants, and lively nightlife.
Lower Town
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Rideau Canal Celtic Cross
- Categories: sculpture, memorial, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.42674° or 45° 25′ 36″ northLongitude
-75.69801° or 75° 41′ 53″ westOpen location code
87Q6C8G2+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4851854582OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q7332565
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