P559 - Canada - British Columbia Parliament Buildings

British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada

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P485 - Canada - Centre Block on Parliament Hill,Ottawa

Centre Block, the main building of the Canadian parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Centre Block is the main building of the Canadian parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing the Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of a number of Members of Parliament and Senators, as well as senior administration for both legislative houses. It is also the location of several ceremonial spaces, such as the Hall of Honour, the Memorial Chamber, and Confederation Hall.

Built in the Gothic Revival style, the present Centre Block is the second incarnation of the building, after the first was destroyed by fire in 1916; all that remains of the original building is the Library of Parliament, at the rear of the Centre Block. Though construction began immediately after the blaze, sculpting work on the interior continued through the 1970s. One of the most recognizable buildings in Canada, the Centre Block is depicted on the Canadian $10 bill (the Library of Parliament), $20 bill (the main entrance), and the $50 bill (the Peace Tower).

渥太华（Ottawa）是加拿大的首都，全国第四大城市，面积4,662平方公里，位于安大略省东南部，渥太华河南岸，多伦多以东400公里，蒙特利尔以西190公里。现有100多万人口，大概有3万多华人。渥太华亦被华人简称为渥京。

加拿大与美国、澳大利亚等国不同，没有将首都城市设为联邦直辖的行政区，但是渥太华的土地管理和城市规划是由国家首都委员会负责。

雄伟的国会大厦(Parliament Building)位于加拿大首都渥太华的国会山上(Parliament Hill),是渥太华乃至整个加拿大的象征。国会大厦由三栋哥特式的建筑组成，分中央区、东区与西区，是目前加拿大政府及参议院的所在地。

国会大厦初期建于1859年，但不幸这栋壮观的大厦毁于1916年的一场大火中。之后新的国会大厦又在原地按照同样的样式重建，并于1922年完工。

国会大厦中央耸立着著名的和平塔(Peace Tower),和平塔高达90米，被誉为世界上最精致的哥特式建筑，也是国会大厦中最高的建筑。和平塔包括一座4.88米的四面钟以及53个铃铛组成的定期演奏的钟琴。

References sources : wikipedia

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P365 - Canada - Chateau Frontenac during winter

The Saint Lawrence River and the Chateau Frontenac during winter, Quebec City, Canada

The Château Frontenac grand hotel is a popular attraction in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

it was designed by architect Bruce Price, the Château Frontenac was one of a series of "château" style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company at the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century. It opened in 1893, five years after its sister-hotel the Banff Springs. The railway company sought to encourage luxury tourism and bring wealthy travelers to its trains.

The Château Frontenac was named in honour of Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac, who was governor of the colony of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to 1698. The Château was built not too far from the historic Citadelle, whose construction Frontenac had begun at the end of the 17th century. The Quebec Conference of 1943, at which Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt discussed strategy for The Second World War, was held at the Citadelle while much of the staff stayed nearby in the Château Frontenac.

Although several of Quebec City's buildings stand taller, the hotel is perched atop a tall cape overlooking the Saint Lawrence River, thus giving a spectacular view for several kilometres. The building is the most prominent feature of the Quebec City skyline as seen from across the St. Lawrence, and is a symbol of the city. The hotel is built near the Plains of Abraham.

The hotel is managed and operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Toronto, a firm that manages numerous prestigious hotels around the world. The hotel was sold by Fairmont on October 31, 2000 to the Legacy Hotels REIT for CAD $185 million. However, Fairmont has a long-term management agreement with Legacy Hotels, and as of August 2005, held an 11.14% ownership in the REIT.

In 1953 this hotel was used as filming location for the Alfred Hitchcock's drama I Confess, with Montgomery Clift and Ann Baxter as main stars.

Prior to the building of the hotel, the site was home to the Chateau Haldimand, residence of the British colonial governors of Quebec/Lower Canada.

芳堤娜城堡（Château Frontenac）也稱芳堤娜古堡酒店，座落於加拿大魁北克市聖勞倫斯河北岸，是加拿大太平洋鐵路公司建於19世紀末的一系列古堡大飯店之一，用作招倈旅客。芳堤娜城堡是由建築師布魯斯·派爾斯（Bruce Price）設計，於1893年落成。芳堤娜古堡酒店的姐妹酒店包括魁北克省里西廬古堡酒店、亞伯達省的班夫溫泉酒店和路易斯湖城堡酒店。

17世紀時加拿大東部曾是法國在北美洲的殖民地新法蘭西的一部分。1672年至1682年，及1689年至1698年，新法蘭西殖民地的總督是法國芳堤娜伯爵路易斯·包德（Louis Buade）。芳堤娜城堡以芳堤娜伯爵命名為記念。

二次大戰時，1943年英國首相溫斯頓·丘吉爾和美國總統富蘭克林·德拉諾·羅斯福舉行的魁北克會議，就是在芳堤娜古堡酒店召開的。

芳堤娜古堡酒店是魁北克市古城旅遊區的中心，巍然聳立在聖勞倫斯河岸，終年遊客如雲，連冬天也不例外，因為每年入冬魁北克市都舉辦冰雕節。

芳堤娜城堡酒店由加拿大多倫多市費爾蒙特酒店集團（Fairmont Hotel）經營，因此全名是「費爾蒙特芳堤娜古堡酒店」。而芳堤娜古堡酒店是於2000年10月31日，以1億8500萬加拿大元售賣予費爾蒙特酒店集團的。

References sources : Wikipedia

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P325, 326 - Canada - Olympic Stadium in Montreal

Olympic Stadium at night in winter, Montreal, Canada

Olympic Stadium and Botanical Garden, Montreal, Canada

The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics. It subsequently became the home of Montreal's professional baseball and Canadian football teams. Since 2004, when the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., the stadium has no main tenant, and with a history of financial and structural problems, is largely seen as a white elephant. It currently serves as a 56,040-seat multipurpose facility for special events (e.g. concerts, trade shows) during non-winter months, and continues to serve as a 66,308-seat venue for late-season, playoff and Grey Cup games hosted by the Montreal Alouettes. La tour de Montréal, the tower incorporated into the base of the stadium, is the tallest inclined tower in the world at 175 metres, and is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. The stadium's nickname The Big O is a reference to both its name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent component of the stadium's roof.

位於加拿大魁北克蒙特婁的奧林匹克體育場是1976年夏季奧林匹克運動會的主場地，可容納5萬6040人。也曾經是職棒大聯盟球隊蒙特婁博覽會隊（Montreal Expos，2004年後遷往美國華盛頓）的主場。擁有一座高175公尺的高塔，為世界上最高的傾斜建築物。

References sources : Wikipedia

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P324 - Canada - The Montreal City Hall

The Montreal City Hall, Place Jacques- Cartier, Old Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The five-storey Montreal City Hall is the work of architects Henri-Maurice Perrault and Alexander Cowper Hutchison, and was built between 1872 and 1878 in the Second Empire style. It is located in Old Montreal, between Place Jacques-Cartier and the Champ de Mars, at 275 Notre-Dame Street East. The closest metro station is Champ-de-Mars.

Construction on the building began in 1872 and was completed in 1878. The building was gutted by fire in March 1922, leaving only the outer wall and destroying much of the city's historic records. The architect Louis Parant was commissioned for the reconstruction, who decided to build an entirely new building with a self-supporting steel structure built inside the shell of the ruins. This new building was modelled after the city hall of the French city of Tours. Other changes included a remodelling of the Mansard roof into a new Beaux-Arts inspired model, with a copper roof instead of the original slate tiles.

In 1967, from this building's balcony Charles de Gaulle, then president of France, gave his Vive le Québec libre speech. The building has been designated as a National Historic Site of Canada.

蒙特利爾大會堂（Montreal City Hall），由建築師亨利-莫里斯佩勞爾特（Henri-Maurice Perrault）和 Alexander Cowper Hutchison , 建造於1872年與1878年之間。

References sources : Wikipedia

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P314 - Canada - Chateau Frontenac in Quebec

The Chateau Frontenac in Autumn, Quebec City, Canada

The Château Frontenac grand hotel is a popular attraction in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

it was designed by architect Bruce Price, the Château Frontenac was one of a series of "château" style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company at the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century. It opened in 1893, five years after its sister-hotel the Banff Springs. The railway company sought to encourage luxury tourism and bring wealthy travelers to its trains.

The Château Frontenac was named in honour of Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac, who was governor of the colony of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to 1698. The Château was built not too far from the historic Citadelle, whose construction Frontenac had begun at the end of the 17th century. The Quebec Conference of 1943, at which Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt discussed strategy for The Second World War, was held at the Citadelle while much of the staff stayed nearby in the Château Frontenac.

Although several of Quebec City's buildings stand taller, the hotel is perched atop a tall cape overlooking the Saint Lawrence River, thus giving a spectacular view for several kilometres. The building is the most prominent feature of the Quebec City skyline as seen from across the St. Lawrence, and is a symbol of the city. The hotel is built near the Plains of Abraham.

The hotel is managed and operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Toronto, a firm that manages numerous prestigious hotels around the world. The hotel was sold by Fairmont on October 31, 2000 to the Legacy Hotels REIT for CAD $185 million. However, Fairmont has a long-term management agreement with Legacy Hotels, and as of August 2005, held an 11.14% ownership in the REIT.

In 1953 this hotel was used as filming location for the Alfred Hitchcock's drama I Confess, with Montgomery Clift and Ann Baxter as main stars.

Prior to the building of the hotel, the site was home to the Chateau Haldimand, residence of the British colonial governors of Quebec/Lower Canada.

芳堤娜城堡（Château Frontenac）也稱芳堤娜古堡酒店，座落於加拿大魁北克市聖勞倫斯河北岸，是加拿大太平洋鐵路公司建於19世紀末的一系列古堡大飯店之一，用作招倈旅客。芳堤娜城堡是由建築師布魯斯·派爾斯（Bruce Price）設計，於1893年落成。芳堤娜古堡酒店的姐妹酒店包括魁北克省里西廬古堡酒店、亞伯達省的班夫溫泉酒店和路易斯湖城堡酒店。

17世紀時加拿大東部曾是法國在北美洲的殖民地新法蘭西的一部分。1672年至1682年，及1689年至1698年，新法蘭西殖民地的總督是法國芳堤娜伯爵路易斯·包德（Louis Buade）。芳堤娜城堡以芳堤娜伯爵命名為記念。

二次大戰時，1943年英國首相溫斯頓·丘吉爾和美國總統富蘭克林·德拉諾·羅斯福舉行的魁北克會議，就是在芳堤娜古堡酒店召開的。

芳堤娜古堡酒店是魁北克市古城旅遊區的中心，巍然聳立在聖勞倫斯河岸，終年遊客如雲，連冬天也不例外，因為每年入冬魁北克市都舉辦冰雕節。

芳堤娜城堡酒店由加拿大多倫多市費爾蒙特酒店集團（Fairmont Hotel）經營，因此全名是「費爾蒙特芳堤娜古堡酒店」。而芳堤娜古堡酒店是於2000年10月31日，以1億8500萬加拿大元售賣予費爾蒙特酒店集團的。

References sources : Wikipedia

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