Nova Scotia
Halifax Region
Halifax

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 , the seat of municipal government in 's Halifax Regional Municipality.
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Photo: WayeMason, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scotiabank Centre and Halifax City Hall.

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

Government office
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is the home of municipal government in , , . 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.

Public building
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in is where the 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 . is situated 120 metres east of Grand Parade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North End and Hydrostone.

Locality
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The of Halifax is a neighbourhood of , occupying the northern part of Halifax Peninsula immediately north of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in the of the Halifax Peninsula in the , 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. is situated 3 km northwest of Grand Parade.

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

Grand Parade

Latitude
44.6482° or 44° 38′ 54″ north
Longitude
-63.57496° or 63° 34′ 30″ west
Operator
Halifax
Open location code
87PRJCXG+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4228481
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5594872
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Grand Parade”. Photo: WayeMason, CC BY-SA 4.0.