Victoria Centennial Fountain
Victoria Centennial Fountain, also known as Back Fountain or simply Centennial Fountain, is installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia.Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: Fountain in Victoria, British Columbia
- Also known as: “Centennial Fountain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal British Columbia Museum and British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial.
Royal British Columbia Museum
Museum
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal British Columbia Museum, founded in 1886, is a history museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by Prince Philip in 1987, to coincide with a royal tour of that year. Royal British Columbia Museum is situated 240 metres northeast of Victoria Centennial Fountain.
British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial, located in Victoria, British Columbia, commemorates volunteers who serve, including those who died in the line of duty. The memorial was unveiled on March 2, 2017.
Fallen Paramedics Memorial
Memorial
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The Fallen Paramedics Memorial is a monument commemorating paramedics who have died in the line of duty, installed in Victoria, British Columbia. The memorial was unveiled on May 6, 2015.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria and Chinatown.
Victoria
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia is the oldest Chinatown in Canada and the second oldest in North America after San Francisco. Victoria's Chinatown had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858.
Esquimalt
Town
Photo: Kyle Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and… Esquimalt is situated 3½ km west of Victoria Centennial Fountain.
Victoria Centennial Fountain
Latitude
48.41846° or 48° 25′ 6″ northLongitude
-123.37059° or 123° 22′ 14″ westInception
1967Open location code
84WRCJ9H+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 94669023OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q55137572
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