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  Explore the hill - Peace Tower | A Treasure to Explore: Parliament Hill (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
While the old Victoria Tower was an integral part of the first Centre Block, the Peace Tower is a campanile, or free-standing bell tower.
A central component of the Peace Tower is the Memorial Chamber, dedicated to the Canadian men and women who have given their lives in the service of their country.
The Peace Tower was reopened on December 2, 1996, after undergoing a two-year conservation project to stop deterioration and restore the masonry.
www.parliamenthill.gc.ca /text/explorepeacetower_e.html   (1103 words)

  
  Parliament Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The structure was originally designed as the legislature for the Canadas, and was already under construction by the time of Confederation in 1867.
The Legislature of the Province of Canada met for the first time in the new building on 8 June 1866, and the new Parliament of the Dominion of Canada began its first session there on November 6, 1867.
Canada's memorial service to honour the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in 2001, which Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci presided over and over 100,000 attended.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parliament_Hill   (796 words)

  
 Peace Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It replaced the 55-metre Victoria Tower, burned in the 1916 Parliament Hill fire; the current tower is 92.2 metres tall.
Like the entire interior and exterior of the building, the tower is decorated with approximately 370 stone carvings, including gargoyles, grotesques, and friezes.
Until the early 1970s, the Peace Tower dominated the Ottawa skyline as a strict 150 ft height limit was placed on other buildings; that was rescinded and it is no longer the tallest structure.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peace_Tower   (347 words)

  
 OTTAWA (CANADA) - LoveToKnow Article on OTTAWA (CANADA)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The main tower of the parliament building is in 45 25' 28" N., and 75 42' 03" W. The city stands for the most part on a cluster of hills, 60 to 155 ft. above the river..
The main front of the central or Parliament building is 470 ft. long and 40 ft. high, the Victoria Tower (180 ft. high) rising over the principal entrance.
At the foot of Metcalfe Street, south of Parliament Hill, stands the Victoria Museum, with the department of mines, with the splendid collections of the Geological and Natural History Museum, the departmental library, and the National Art Gallery.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OT/OTTAWA_CANADA_.htm   (2693 words)

  
 Victoria Tower, Victoria Tower in Guernsey, Queen Victoria of England
The Victoria Tower is located in London to the south of Westminster Palace.
The Victoria Tower was built in order to keep the records for the palace in a location that is separate from the palace, in order to avoid similar destruction in the future.
When the tower was built and named for Queen Victoria of England, it was the tallest and largest tower in the world, at 323 feet high to the bottom of the flagstaff situated on top of the building.
www.destination360.com /europe/uk/victoria-tower.php   (463 words)

  
 Victoria Canada Whale Watching
Victoria Tower (Canada) - Victoria Tower was the bell tower the preceeded the Peace Tower.
Blame Canada - "Blame Canada" is a song from the film South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut in which the fictional parents of South Park decide to blame Canada for the trouble their children have been getting into since watching the Canadian-made fictional movie Terrance and Phillip.
Surrounded victoria canada whale watching and protected by her family, the little orca's life is full of excitement victoria canada whale watching and adventure.
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 Design Build Network - Eureka Tower, Melbourne, Victoria
The Eureka Tower is a residential tower block complex in the South Bank suburb of Port Philip, Melbourne, Australia.
The Tower was developed as a joint venture between Grocon (the constructor), Tab Fried (a Melbourne investor), Nonda Katsalidis and Karl Fender (the architects) who all combined to form a company, Eureka Tower Pty Ltd, which own the Tower.
The Tower is 297m high and consists of 91 floors and briefly became Australia's tallest building, superceding the Rialto, also situated in Melbourne, by 46.3m.
www.designbuild-network.com /projects/eureka   (1150 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Parliament of Canada Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Centre Block, with the Peace Tower and Centennial Flame The interior of the House of Commons The dramatic rear view of Parliament Hill, with the Library of Parliament perched atop the deep gorge o...
The Parliament of Canada is Canada's democratic legislative branch, seated at Ottawa, Ontario.
It replaced the 55-metre Victoria Tower, burned in the 1916 fire; the current tower is 92.2 metres tall.
www.ipedia.com /parliament_of_canada.html   (648 words)

  
 Victoria Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Victoria Cross (Canada) - The Victoria Cross (Post-nominal letters "V.C. Victoria Tower (Canada) - Victoria Tower was the bell tower the preceeded the Peace Tower.
Victoria Charter - The Victoria Charter was a set of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada in 1971.
Canada Employment in Opportunity - Canada Employment in Opportunity Creating Employment Opportunities Written for those interested in securing their future in education, this book is designed to cover education opportunities from infant care to college teaching.
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 Canadian Peregrine Foundation -- Toronto Archive: 1998
Victoria came flying down Scott St. @ about 50 ft. turned West on Front and then North on Yonge St. Followed her up Yonge St. and found her low on the North Face of the Old Commerce Court.
Bruce Massey reports: At 2:00 pm, Victoria was first seen on the SW corner of the lower Revenue Canada building at the corner of Victoria and Adelaide Sts.
For the rest of the afternoon, she spent much of her time on the Scotia Tower, with periodic breaks to exercise her wings, flying mostly to the north but twice to the south.
www.peregrine-foundation.ca /toronto/archives/toarch8b.html   (1570 words)

  
 Kingston Forts
Two towers were later added to the plan, to be built at Point Frederick (1847) and at the Market Shoal (Victoria Tower) (1847), due to military tensions with the United States over the Oregon Crisis.
The British Army left Canada in 1871, and the forts were left to the Canadian Militia.
The Victoria (Shoal) Martello Tower (1846 - 1870?) on approach from the ferry.
www.geocities.com /lakeforts/Kingston.html   (794 words)

  
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PLEASE NOTE: some of the questions are specifically about the area of Canada you live in, or current political figures, so his answers would not be the right answers for you.
It is believed their ancestors migrated to what is now known as the Americas (including Canada) across the Bering Straights from Siberia as far back as approximately 10,000 years.
It was originally called the “Victoria Tower” both before and after the fire in 1916.
www.geocities.com /canadian_immigration_club/citizenship.html   (5610 words)

  
 Victoria Area Clearnet PCS Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Cell locations are noted; however you may wish to view the detailed Victoria maps for exact locations and PN offsets.
Wesley Reservior, Saanich (Tower 18, offsets 108, 276, 444)
To determine which tower configuration and cell (or offset) you are dealing with, have a look at my FAQ page on using the Clearnet PCS field debug functions.
www.geckobeach.com /cellular/misc/clrnvict.htm   (1143 words)

  
 CBA - Media Room - News Releases - 1998 - Government Of Canada Thanks Canadian Bankers Association For Supporting The ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
OTTAWA, June 15, 1998 -- The Government of Canada today thanked the Canadian Bankers Association for their financial support to restore the Victoria Tower bell that fell from the Parliament Building in the fire of February 1916.
"This project to restore the historic Victoria Tower bell is a fitting one given the important role that bells play in regulating the daily activities of Parliament," said Mr.
The Victoria Tower bell was previously situated behind the Library of Parliament on a concrete pad.
www.cba.ca /en/viewDocument.asp?fl=5&sl=13&tl=71&docid=164&pg=1   (462 words)

  
 Times Group Corporation
A peaceful haven, away from the bustle along Highway 7, Victoria Tower offers sophisticated world-class city style while retaining the feel of an established neighbourhood.
Victoria Tower is part of the Galleria Community that is already home to more than a thousand families.
The Victoria Tower project includes a number of beautiful and spacious 3-Bedroom (+ Den) townhomes.
www.timesgroupcorp.com /Residential/VT_about.htm   (116 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity Forums - Nightsky’s new London trip part 4 — Skylines from Thames and the parks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
One Canada Square alias Canary Wharf Tower is not only dominating the skyline with its silver facade and pyramid top, it is also Great Britain's tallest building and one of Europe's tallest (235m, 50 floors).
Canary Wharf/Docklands skyline with One Canada Square and its cousins from the Tower Bridge.
Millibank Tower (119m, 32 floors) from 1963 is dominating the skyline.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=225526   (1155 words)

  
 Cheap flights to Canada: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal & more
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Our scheduled Canada flights to a variety of cities depart from London Gatwick and Manchester and include in-flight meals, non-alcoholic beverages and entertainment.
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 Peace Tower, Centre Block, Ottawa
There are 53 bells in the carillon tower.
Peace Tower is a campanile (free-standing bell tower).
The Peace Tower is part of the Centre Block building, which was built in 1922.
www.emporis.com /en/wm/bu/?id=113353   (132 words)

  
 Railways of Ottawa
In the background is the silhouette of the Victoria Tower and the centre block water towers behind the telegraph pole on the right, and part of the west block Mackenzie tower at the extreme right edge.
The Canada Central Union station was destroyed in a disastrous fire on 14 November 1895.
The Canada Central line between Ottawa and Carleton Place was opened in September 1870 and the earliest employee timetable we have seen, dated, January 1875, shows a station location at Britannia with two trains booked to stop there in each direction daily.
www.railways.incanada.net /circle/findings.htm   (10544 words)

  
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Named after Queen Victoria's fourth daughter, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the lake sits in the bottom of a natural "bowl" formed by the steep surrounding walls of Canada's Rocky Mountains.
Located in Banff National Park in southwest Canada, the 273-feet deep, emerald lake gets its distinctive color from silt in the melting glaciers that feed into it.
Lake Louise is one of Canada's largest and most scenic ski areas, featuring 80 named ski runs spread over 11 square-miles.
www.cnn.com /TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/lake.louise/scrolltext.html   (267 words)

  
 Tall buildings in London
For this reason, tall buildings in central London are notable landmarks.
Tower 42 and the Swiss Re "gherkin" seen from the Barbican
1 Canada Square (Canary Wharf Tower) [C] 235m
www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/t/ta/tall_buildings_in_london.html   (134 words)

  
 Look-4-it: HISTORY
Victoria History of the Counties of England: a History of Wiltshire, Volume XIV Crowley, D.A. History of the County of Somerset : Vol 6.
Victoria History of the Counties of England: a History of the County of Essex : Vol IX.
Victoria History of the Counties of England: a History of the County of Gloucester : Vol 5.
book.look-4-it.com /History   (13668 words)

  
 (GC5102) Smoke Report by Smokeybear   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Forest Fire Towers are manned and ready to report a wildfire.
This Forrest Fire Tower is located in a National Forrest, the biggest i think, near Leiria, Portugal.
This is Chenocetah Mountain Fire Tower in Cornelia, Habersham County, Georgia.
www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC5102&log=y   (866 words)

  
 Parliament Hill Tour - Peace Tower
Visits to the Peace Tower and the Memorial Chamber are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note that the Tower closes half an hour before the last tour (subject to change without notice).
The 54-t (60-ton) instrument, developed from the 17 century chiming clocks in Dutch and Flemish cities, contains 53 bells, ranging in size from the 4.5 kg (10 lb.) A-bell 16.6 cm (7 in.) in diameter to the 10,160 kg (22,400 lb.) bourdon tuned to E. It is the bourdon that strikes the hour.
www.ottawakiosk.com /parliament/p_6.html   (508 words)

  
 Canadian Corporate News: Government of Canada Unveils Restored Victoria Tower Bell Monument@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Government of Canada Unveils Restored Victoria Tower Bell Monument
Government of Canada Unveils Restored Victoria Tower Bell
Victoria Tower Bell monument, one of the best known remaining
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 Architecture Vancouver BC, by VanStart
The shape of Canada place has been compared to a sailing ship, an insect, and a camping trip.
Today it is home to a cruise ship terminal, a convention center, a hotel, and more.
Global Architecture Encyclopedia - City: Vancouver BC Canada - Glass Steel and Stone -
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 Cyndi's List - Ireland & Northern Ireland
The archive service for both Houses of Parliament and facilitates public access to several million records which are preserved in the Victoria Tower repository.
For the exchange and discussion of the genealogy, culture and history of Canada's Ulster Scots.
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Irish Protestants from southwest Cork who settled in the Bay Chaleur area of New Brunswick and Quebec, Canada in the early 1800s.
www.cyndislist.com /ireland.htm   (3316 words)

  
 Intercept NW - Aircraft frequencies
Light aircraft operating in the San Juans 130.15 Portland American Airlines 130.175 Vancouver/Victoria Air Canada 130.200 Vancouver British Airways 130.225 Sea-Tac old TWA freq.
All of these frequencies can be heard from the Puget Sound area.
Simulcasting is very common in this area for ATC and control towers.
www.northwestradio.com /interceptnw/air.htm   (776 words)

  
 Painet: stock photography and digital pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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 CEE Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The CEE Line Railroad is excited to announce that it has signed an interchange agreement with the Grande Valley (G.V.R.) and Maberly and Tayside (Mole and Toad) Railroads.
This gives the CEE line an international flavor with two crossings into Canada.
South of Emporia, The Victoria Junction tower still watches over the abandoned double crossing of the Pennsylvania RR that The Penn-Central RR tore out.
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