Grand Parade

The Grand Parade is a historic military parade square dating from the founding of Halifax in 1749. At the north end of the Grand Parade, is the Halifax City Hall, the seat of municipal government in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.

Photo: WayeMason, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
Type: Square
Description: square in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scotiabank Centre and Halifax City Hall.

Scotiabank Centre

Stadium

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Scotiabank Centre is the largest multi-purpose facility in Atlantic Canada, located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. The main entrances to the building are located on Brunswick Street, at the corner of Duke Street and Carmichael Street, at the foot of Citadel Hill. Scotiabank Centre is situated 140 metres west of Grand Parade.

Halifax City Hall

Government office

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Halifax City Hall is the home of municipal government in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Designed by architect Edward Elliot, and constructed for the City of Halifax between 1887 and 1890, it is one of the oldest and largest public buildings in Nova Scotia.

Province House

Public building

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Province House in Halifax is where the Nova Scotia legislative assembly, known officially as the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, has met every year since 1819, making it the longest serving legislative building in Canada. Province House is situated 120 metres east of Grand Parade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North End and Hydrostone.

North End

Suburb

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The North End of Halifax is a neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia occupying the northern part of Halifax Peninsula immediately north of Downtown Halifax.

Hydrostone

Neighborhood

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Hydrostone is a neighbourhood in the North End of the Halifax Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It consists of ten short parallel streets and is bordered by Duffus Street to the north, Young Street to the south, Isleville Street to the west and Novalea Drive to the east. Hydrostone is situated 3 km northwest of Grand Parade.

Tufts Cove

Suburb

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Tufts Cove is an urban neighbourhood in the community of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the North End of Dartmouth. Tufts Cove is situated 3½ km north of Grand Parade.

Grand Parade

Categories: park, recreation area, and locality
Location: Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

44.6482° or 44° 38′ 54″ north

Longitude

-63.57496° or 63° 34′ 30″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Halifax

Open location code

87PRJCXG+72

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4228481

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

OpenStreetMap feature

place=square

Wikidata ID

Q5594872

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