Connaught Building
The Connaught Building is a historic office building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by Public Services and Procurement Canada. It is located at 555 MacKenzie Avenue, just south of the United States Embassy.Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Government office
- Description: historic office building in Ottawa, Canada, owned by Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Address: 555 Mackenzie Avenue
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National War Memorial and National Gallery of Canada.
National War Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National War Memorial, titled The Response, is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa, Ontario, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939. National War Memorial is situated 290 metres south of Connaught Building.
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 440 metres northwest of Connaught Building.
Château Laurier
Hotel
Photo: Dger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fairmont Château Laurier is a 660,000-square-foot hotel with 429 guest rooms in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located near the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive, it is designed in a French Gothic Revival Châteauesque style to complement the adjacent Parliament buildings. Château Laurier is situated 120 metres south of Connaught Building.
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
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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.
Connaught Building
- Categories: government building, office building, building, office, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.42664° or 45° 25′ 36″ northLongitude
-75.69476° or 75° 41′ 41″ westLevels
12Open location code
87Q6C8G4+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 264388273OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q5161320
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Connaught Building” goes by many names.
- French: “édifice Connaught”
- French: “Édifice Connaught”
- German: “Connaught-Gebäude”
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