 Downtown Ottawa is the central area of Ottawa, Canada. Like other downtowns it is the commercial and economic centre of the city. It is bordered by the Ottawa River to the north the Rideau Canal to the east, Somerset Street to the south and Bronson Avenue to the west. The area east of the canal but west of Nicholas Street, which includes the Rideau Centre and the Byward Market, is also normally considered downtown. The neighbourhoods around the central business district are also generally referred to as being downtown. These include Centretown to the south and Sandy Hill and Lower Town to the east. North of the Ottawa River the centre of Gatineau, Quebec can be considered an extension of Ottawa's downtown. I, the creator of this image, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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A portion of the worlds largest skating rink The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. ...
Somerset Street is a street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...
The Rideau Centre at Christmas Rideau Centre is a three-level shopping center on Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. ...
Byward Market (named for John By and sometimes called By Ward Market, ByWard Market or simply The Market) is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario located just east and north of downtown. ...
Centretown is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada. ...
Sandy Hill is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario located just east of downtown. ...
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Downtown Ottawa is dominated by government buildings, including the Parliament of Canada, and the Supreme Court. Most of the buildings are office towers containing the various government departments. While most of Ottawa's high tech industry is based elsewhere it also has a significant presence in the downtown core. The downtown also contains a number of apartments, hotels, and condominiums as well a single family homes and townhouses along its edges. The towers of downtown Ottawa has always tended to be quite low as, until the 1970s, legally they could not be taller than the Peace Tower, so as not to overshadow the Parliament Buildings. Today, several buildings are taller than the Peace Tower, with the tallest being the 29-storey Place de Ville (Tower C) at 112m/369ft, and several hotels being slightly shorter but with 30-35 storeys. The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ...
The Supreme Court Building in Ottawa The Supreme Court of Canada is Canadas highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa. ...
High tech refers to high technology, technology that is at the cutting-edge and the most advanced currently available. ...
An apartment (or flat) is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. ...
A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ...
A condominium is a form of housing tenure. ...
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The Peace Tower in view on Parliament Hill The Peace Tower at night Peace Tower The Peace Tower is a tower in the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario. ...
Tower C of Place de Ville, the tallest building in Ottawa. ...
Downtown Ottawa has a grid pattern of streets with a number of the streets being one way. in the east Elgin Street is a ceremonial route and site of many prominent buildings and landmarks. West of it is Metcalfe Street and then O'Connor Street, both of which are one way. Next is the most important north/south: Bank Street. It runs through the heart of downtown as is an important commercial centre. West is Kent Street and Lyon, Bay and Percy, these one way streets are fairly minor collector or local roads. To the west Bronson a major avenue that forms the western edge of downtown. GRID can refer to : GRID computing short for gay-related immune deficiency, a former name for AIDS. See also homosexuality and medical science General Repository for Interaction Datasets, a database of biological interactions hosted at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which...
A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A street is a public strip of land adjoining buildings in a town or urban environment. ...
Elgin Street is a notable street in Ottawa, Canada. ...
Bank Street near the intersection with Laurier Avenue in downtown Ottawa Bank Street is the major north-south road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...
The furthest north street that crosses downtown is Wellington Street home to the parliament and many other government buildings. South of it is Sparks Street, most of which has been closed to traffic and turned into a pedestrian mall. South of this is Queen Street, and then Albert and Slater which carry the Transitway through downtown. Next is Laurier Avenue and then Gloucester, Nepean, Lisgar, Cooper, (those four are minor local roads) and then Somerset, the main arterial road on the southern end of downtown. Wellington Street is an important street in Ottawa, Canada most notable for being the street upon which the Parliamentary Precinct is located. ...
Sparks Street at Bank Street Sparks Street is a street in downtown Ottawa, Canada that was converted into an outdoor pedestrian street in 1966, making it the earliest such street or mall in Canada. ...
In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the public transit sevices operated by OC Transpo have two rapid transit systems: the Transitway, a bus rapid transit network, and the O-Train, a diesel-powered light rail line. ...
Laurier Avenue seen from the bridge Laurier Avenue is a central east west street running through Ottawa, Canada. ...
Politically it is in the riding of Ottawa Centre. Ottawa Centre is a Canadian federal and provincial electoral district that covers most of downtown Ottawa, Ontario including the Parliament. ...
Transitway stations
Westbound (north) Station Eastbound (south) Station Metcalfe Station is a bus station on Ottawa, Ontario, Canadas transitway. ...
Bank Street station on Slater Street (eastbound) Bank Transitway Station or Bank Street Station is a bus-stop on Canadas transitway served by OC Transpo buses. ...
Downtown churches First Baptist Church is a prominent Baptist church in downtown Ottawa. ...
Christ Church Catherdral Christ Church Catherdral is the Anglican cathedral in Ottawa, Canada. ...
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Knox Presbyterian at 120 Lisgar Street Knox Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church in Ottawa, Canada. ...
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