www.ddhw.org---Parliament Hill (colloquially The Hill, in French: Colline du Parlement) is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Its Gothic revival suite of buildings – the parliament buildings – serves as the home of the Parliament of Canada, and contains a number of architectural elements of national symbolic importance. Parliament Hill attracts approximately 3 million visitors each year.
Originally the site of a military base in the 18th and early 19th centuries, development of the site into a governmental precinct began in 1859, after Bytown was chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the Province of Canada. Following a number of extensions to the parliament and departmental buildings, and a fire in 1916 that destroyed the Centre Block, Parliament Hill took on its present form with the completion of the Peace Tower in 1927. Since 2002, an extensive $1 billion renovation and rehabilitation project has been underway throughout all of the precinct's buildings; work is not expected to be complete until after 2020.
On January 1, 1967, Lester B. Pearson launched Canada's 100th anniversary celebrations by lighting the Centennial Flame for the first time.
Surrounded by the shields of the Canadian provinces and territories, and joined by the water of the fountain, the Centennial Flame symbolizes Canada's unity from sea to sea.
The years inscribed on the border of the fountain, corresponding to the shield above, indicate when the province or territory joined Confederation. Starting at 1870, we have the shield of Manitoba. Moving clockwise, the order is Saskatchewan, 1905; Alberta, 1905; British Columbia, 1871; Yukon, 1898; Northwest Territories, 1870; Newfoundland, 1949; Prince Edward Island, 1873; Nova Scotia, 1867; New Brunswick, 1867; Quebec, 1867; Ontario, 1867.
Every day, visitors throw coins into the fountain. An Act passed by Parliament in 1991 ensures that those coins go to fund research by and about Canadians with disabilities. The coins are collected and transferred to the Comptroller of the House of Commons, who administers the Centennial Flame Research Award Fund, which recognizes and publicizes the achievements of Canadians with disabilities.
Public Works and Government Services Canada is responsible for the operation and maintenance of this important national symbol. Twice annually the flame is shut off for a period of one week, in the spring and the fall. During the fall, water is replaced with a non-toxic glycol to prevent freeze-up.
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---是不是专门去看5月的郁金香节？ 拍得很不错！选的角度非常好！油水平！ 基本上是踏着大清兄的足迹，前进！  --- |
那天太冷，BBQ的人都是冻的，取暖去了，我正好掉队了，所以使劲拍  ，郁金香也就我拍的这些还是好的，基本都开败了--- |
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---水上煲汤？  --- |
很好的片片！ n年前随加东旅游团去过那里一次。记得是盛夏时节。当时还没拿到驾照，只好跟团，行动多少有些约束。以后有机会再去就自己开车去啦。  |
---说味道很重，不过那天风大，我什么都没嗅到  --- |
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