Central Post Office
The Central Post Office is a historic building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The building was completed in 1939, replacing a Second Empire style office built in 1876.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Office building
- Description: building in Ontario, Canada
- Address: 59 Sparks Street
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National War Memorial and Confederation Square.
National War Memorial
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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.
Confederation Square
Park
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Confederation Square is an urban square in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and is considered the second most important ceremonial centre in Canada's capital city, after Parliament Hill.
Parliament Hill
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Parliament Hill, colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern bank of the Ottawa River that houses the Parliament of Canada in downtown Ottawa, Ontario.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ottawa and ByWard Market.
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. Across the Ottawa River is Gatineau, Quebec.
ByWard Market
Neighborhood
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The ByWard Market, is a retail and entertainment district in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located east of the government and business district.
Centretown
Suburb
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Centretown is a neighbourhood in Somerset Ward, in central Ottawa, Ontario, 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 Rideau Canal, on the south by the Queensway freeway and on the west by Bronson Avenue." Traditionally it was all of Ottawa west of the Rideau Canal, while Lower Town was everything to the east.
Central Post Office
- Categories: building, historic building, historic site, and office
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.42349° or 45° 25′ 25″ northLongitude
-75.69639° or 75° 41′ 47″ westInception
1939Levels
6Open location code
87Q6C8F3+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 40836247OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5061687
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In Other Languages
“Central Post Office” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “中央郵政局”
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