Watawa life » War memorial http://www.robink.ca/blog A photo blog set in Ottawa Fri, 25 May 2012 01:15:36 +0000 en hourly 1 War memorialhttp://www.robink.ca/blog/war-memorial-6/ http://www.robink.ca/blog/war-memorial-6/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:55:24 +0000 Robin Kelsey http://www.robink.ca/blog/?p=11337

A year ago today:
Pic 1025
War memorial

January 13, 2011

Two years ago:
Pic 684
Sun’s out
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January 13, 2010

Three years:
Pic 336
love
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January 13, 2009

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East block, National war memorial, Chateau Laurier.

I love my wide-angle lens!

A year ago today:
Pic 704
Hallmark
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February 1, 2010

Two years ago:
Pic 352
Bauer
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February 1, 2009

Three years:
Pic 33
Access
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Feb 1, 2008

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I like this thing a lot.

Here’s a closer look at the before side. I think she is the only woman.

A year ago today:
Pic 685
Benched
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January 14, 2010

Two years ago:
Pic 337
Supreme Court
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January 14, 2009

Three years:
Pic 17
Signboard
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Jan 14, 2008

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She’s the one on the right holding a torch, although you can’t see it very well. Her friend is Lady Peace. They are the two winged figures atop the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa.

According to Wikipedia, they are 5.33 metres (17.5 feet) tall. More here:
National war memorial (Canada)

Unfortunately I had to miss the main event in monuments going on today: the official opening of the Chinatown Archway. I saw the bright red chairs and the little stage they set up for the bigwigs, and then I had to go.

I really like the arch. How could you not?

I’ve learned that the Chinese characters in the middle of it simply say “welcome to Chinatown.”

In this picture the lions haven’t been unveiled yet. Chinese lions are very interesting. They look more like large, flat-toothed dogs, and in an upcoming post I’m going to tell you why.

A year ago today:
Pic 596
Volkswagen
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October 7, 2009

Two years ago:
Pic 236
Fountain
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October 8, 2008

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War memorial.

A year ago today:
Pic 549
Beetle
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August 19, 2009

Two years ago:
Pic 197
Ships in the night
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August 19, 2008

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A year ago today:
Pic 422
Eugene Onegin
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April 12, 2009

Two years ago:
Pic 102
Kid at Parliament Hill
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April 12, 2008

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Family at the National War Memorial, Confederation Square. (Not my family)

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At the new monument honouring veterans of the battle of Hong Kong.

According to the CBC, “The granite-sheathed memorial bears the names of some 2,000 men who fought for 17 days against a massive Japanese invasion of the then-British colony; survivors were held as prisoners of war from 1941 until 1945.”

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The rear view of this post.

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war3.jpg

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