Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada is the federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of .
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: national library and archives of Canada
  • Also known as: “bac-lac.gc.ca”, “CaOONL”, “CAOONL”, “LAC”, “LAC-BAC”, and “National archive of Canada”
  • Address: 395 Wellington Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garden of the Provinces and Territories and The Secret Bench of Knowledge.

Park
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The is a 4-acre site along Confederation Boulevard in , , Canada's capital city. It is bounded by the Sparks Street escarpment on the south, Wellington Street on the west and north, and Bay Street to the east between and the Library and Archives Canada. is situated 120 metres south of Library and Archives Canada.

Work of art
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is a work of art.

Church
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St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a church in , , Canada situated on Ottawa's ceremonial route and overlooks the Garden of the Provinces, the and the Gatineau Hills. is situated 180 metres south of Library and Archives Canada.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gatineau and Chinatown.

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is a city in the region of , on the north shore of the Ottawa River, across from Canada's capital, . It is part of the official which constitutes the fourth largest urban area in the country, after , and .

Neighborhood
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's is located along Somerset Street west of downtown Ottawa. It runs from Bay Street in the east to Preston Street in the west. Signs for continue along Somerset until Preston Street, and Chinese/Asian restaurants can be found even farther west.

Library and Archives Canada

Latitude
45.41982° or 45° 25′ 11″ north
Longitude
-75.70809° or 75° 42′ 29″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 84609915
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q913250
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Library and Archives Canada” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المكتبة والأرشيف الكندي”
  • Arabic: “مكتبة وأرشيف كندا”
  • Armenian: “Կանադայի գրադարան և արխիվ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kanada Arxivləri və Kitabxanası”
  • Bulgarian: “Библиотека и архиви Канада”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca i Arxius de Canadà”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca i Arxius del Canadà”
  • Catalan: “LAC”
  • Chinese: “加拿大国家图书档案馆”
  • Chinese: “加拿大国家图书馆和档案馆”
  • Chinese: “加拿大图书和挡案系统”
  • Chinese: “加拿大图书和档案系统”
  • Chinese: “加拿大图书和檔案系统”
  • Chinese: “加拿大國家圖書檔案館”
  • Chinese: “加拿大國家圖書與檔案館”
  • Chinese: “加拿大國家圖書館暨檔案館”
  • Chinese: “加拿大圖書及檔案館”
  • Chinese: “加拿大圖書和檔案系統”
  • Chinese: “加拿大圖書文獻庫”
  • Czech: “Kanadská národní knihovna”
  • Czech: “Kanadské národní archivy”
  • Czech: “Knihovna a archivy Kanada”
  • Czech: “Národní archivy Kanady”
  • Czech: “Národní knihovna Kanady”
  • Dutch: “Bibliotheek en Archieven van Canada”
  • Esperanto: “BAK”
  • Esperanto: “Biblioteko kaj Arkivo de Kanado”
  • Esperanto: “Biblioteko kaj Arkivoj de Kanado”
  • Esperanto: “LAC”
  • Finnish: “Kanadan kansalliskirjasto ja -arkisto”
  • Finnish: “Library and Archives Canada, LAC”
  • French: “BAC-LAC”
  • French: “BAC”
  • French: “bibliothèque et archives canada”
  • French: “Bibliothèque et Archives Canada”
  • German: “Bibliothek und Archiv Kanada”
  • German: “LAC”
  • German: “Library and Archives Canada”
  • Greek: “Βιβλιοθήκη και Αρχεία του Καναδά”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה והארכיון הלאומי של קנדה”
  • Hungarian: “Kanadai Nemzeti Könyvtár”
  • Irish: “Leabharlann agus Cartlann Cheanada”
  • Italian: “Library and Archives Canada”
  • Japanese: “カナダ図書館・文書館”
  • Japanese: “カナダ国立図書館・文書館”
  • Korean: “LAC”
  • Korean: “캐나다 국립도서관 기록보관소”
  • Korean: “캐나다 국립도서관”
  • Macedonian: “LAC”
  • Macedonian: “Библиотека и архив на Канада”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bibliothèque et Archives Canada”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Library and Archives Canada”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه و بایگانی‌های کانادا”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka i archiwum Kanady”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca e Arquivos do Canadá”
  • Romanian: “LAC”
  • Russian: “Библиотека и Архив Канады”
  • Serbian: “bac-lac.gc.ca”
  • Serbian: “LAC”
  • Serbian: “Library and Archives Canada”
  • Slovenian: “Knjižnica in arhivi Kanade”
  • Slovenian: “LAC”
  • Swedish: “Library and Archives Canada”
  • Tatar: “Канада китапханәсе һәм архивы”
  • Turkish: “Kanada Kütüphane ve Arşivleri”
  • Turkish: “Kanada Kütüphanesi ve Arşivleri”
  • Turkish: “Library and Archives Canada”
  • Ukrainian: “LAC”
  • Ukrainian: “Бібліотека й Архів Канади”
  • Ukrainian: “Бібліотека та архів Канади”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний архів Канади”
  • Uzbek: “Kanada kutubxonasi va arxivlari”

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