Public Grounds of the Parliament Buildings
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In 1873 the Department of Public Works contracted with New York landscape architect Calvert Vaux to design a plan for the public grounds of Parliament Hill. Superseding a design by the English sculptor Marshall Wood, Vaux's design was implemented in 1873-75. A terrace connecting the access roadways integrated the dominating Parliament buildings with the departmental buildings. Small geometric flower beds, diagonal walks and a central fountain, long since removed, ornamented the lawn. While changes in planting have altered the effect of Vaux's design, its major features are clearly discernible.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The City of Ottawa
On the west side of Parliament Hill
under a flagpole near the Parliament buildings
N 45 25.451 W 75 42.038
Recorded July 2009. Check current access before visiting.
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