Calgary Soldiers’ Memorial

The Calgary Soldiers' Memorial is a war monument in Calgary, Alberta, that was dedicated on April 9, 2011, the anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

Type: Memorial
Description: war monument in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Also known as: “Calgary Soldiers‘ Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Downtown West–Kerby station and Contemporary Calgary.

Downtown West–Kerby station

Railway station

Photo: Iamjforlife, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Downtown West–Kerby station is a Calgary CTrain station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the free-fare zone on the 7 Avenue transit-only corridor. Downtown West–Kerby station is situated 430 metres southeast of Calgary Soldiers’ Memorial.

Contemporary Calgary

Art gallery

Contemporary Calgary is a public contemporary art gallery located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in the former Centennial Planetarium/TELUS World of Science building in the city's downtown core, the gallery offers contemporary art programming by local, national, and international artists. Contemporary Calgary is situated 370 metres south of Calgary Soldiers’ Memorial.

Cowboys Park

Park

Photo: Cszmurlo, CC BY 2.5.

Cowboys Park, formerly Shaw Millennium Park and Mewata Park, is a skatepark in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on the western end of downtown Calgary, on the site of the former Mewata Stadium adjacent to Mewata Armouries. Cowboys Park is situated 510 metres south of Calgary Soldiers’ Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown West End and Hillhurst.

Downtown West End

Suburb

Photo: Arch26, Public domain.

The Downtown West End is a neighbourhood within the western portions of downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded to the north by the Bow River, to the east by 9th Street W, to the south by the CPR Tracks and to the west by 14th Street W.

Hillhurst

Suburb

Photo: Thivierr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hillhurst is a community located within the inner city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The boundaries of the community are 8th Avenue NW to the north, 10th Street NW to the east, the Bow River to the south, and 18th Street NW to the west.

Sunnyside

Suburb

Sunnyside is an innercity community in Calgary, Alberta located on the north side of the Bow River immediately adjacent to Calgary's downtown. The community partners with the neighbouring community of Hillhurst to form the Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Association.

Calgary Soldiers’ Memorial

Categories: war memorial and historic site
Location: Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude

51.05069° or 51° 3′ 3″ north

Longitude

-114.08984° or 114° 5′ 23″ west

Open location code

95373W26+73

OpenStreetMap ID

way 538836473

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q5019710

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In Other Languages

“Calgary Soldiers’ Memorial” goes by many names.

Japanese: “カルガリー戦没兵士記念碑”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Andean Accents and Hillhurst United Church.

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