Public Grounds of the Parliament Buildings

Public Grounds of the Parliament Buildings is a National Historic Site of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario.

Ontario · 111 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario · location approximate

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PUBLIC GROUNDS OF THE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS In 1873 the Department of Public Works contracted with New York landscape architect Calvert Vaux to design a plan for the public grounds on 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 still clearly discernible.

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LES JARDINS DU PARLEMENT En 1873, le ministère des Travaux publics demanda au paysagiste Calvert Vaux, de New York, un plan d'aménagement de la colline du Parlement. Remplaçant le projet du sculpteur anglais Marshall Wood, le plan de Vaux fut exécuté entre 1873 et 1875. Une terrasse reliant les voies d'accès faisait un ensemble du Parlement et des édifices ministériels. De petites plates-bandes géométriques, des allées diagonales et une fontaine centrale ornaient alors les pelouses. Ce plan a subi certaines modifications mais on peut encore en discerner les grandes lignes.

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