{"id":1214,"date":"2013-09-02T12:27:53","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T16:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2014-02-19T01:41:25","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T05:41:25","slug":"statues-on-parliament-hill-1897-2103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=1214","title":{"rendered":"Statues on Parliament Hill &#8211; 1897 &#038; 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Original photos taken in 1897 by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_James_Topley\">James Topley<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Queen Victoria<\/h3>\n<div id='wpgslider1214_0' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider1214_0_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-1.jpg' title='qv-1-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-1.jpg&a=t&w=880&h=572&q=100' alt='qv-1-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-2.jpg' title='qv-1-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-2.jpg&a=t&w=880&h=572&q=100' alt='qv-1-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-blend.jpg' title='qv-1-blend' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-blend.jpg&a=t&w=880&h=572&q=100' alt='qv-1-blend'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); \tjqu(document).ready(function() { jqu(\"#wpgslider1214_0_slider\").nivoSlider({ \n effect:'fade' \n, slices:15, \nboxCols: 8, \nboxRows: 4, \nanimSpeed:2000, \npauseTime:5000, \nstartSlide:0, \ndirectionNav:false, \ndirectionNavHide:false, \ncontrolNav:false, \ncontrolNavThumbs:false, \nkeyboardNav:false, \npauseOnHover:false, \nmanualAdvance:false, \ncaptionOpacity:0.8, \nprevText: 'Prev', \nnextText: 'Next' \n}); \njqu(\"#wpgslider1214_0 a.wpg_slide_image\").colorbox({transition:\"fade\"});});<\/script><style type=\"text\/css\">#wpgslider1214_0_slider { width:880px; height:572px; border:0px solid #; }<\/style>\n<p>Urbsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/urbsite.blogspot.ca\/2012\/05\/victoria-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria Day<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe Queen Victoria Monument was officially dedicated by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (the future King George V and Queen Mary) in September 1901.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen Victoria Monument was set on a mound just to the west of the Centre Block. It had previously been used for a summer pavilion.<\/p>\n<p>Compositionally, the statue uses a series of strong diagonal lines (the arch of the lion&#8217;s back, and the outreached arms of the allegorical figure) to focus the eye upward towards the Queen. Over time the rubbing of many hands over the lion&#8217;s tale had worn off the original bronze patina, turning into shiny raw metal. The maiden&#8217;s bare feet had been trampled by people climbing up to take pictures\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_Hill#Statues_and_monuments\">Wikipedia<\/a>: Located at the north-west corner between the West and Centre Blocks, the statue of the country&#8217;s first monarch was sculpted by Louis-Philippe H\u00e9bert in 1900, and dedicated by Prince George, Duke of Cornwall and York, in 1901.<\/p>\n<div id='wpg_thumb_gallery1214_1' class='wpg-thumb-container'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-1.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery1214_1_rel' title='qv-1-1 (1215)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-1.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='qv-1-1'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-2.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery1214_1_rel' title='qv-1-2 (1216)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-2.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='qv-1-2'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-blend.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery1214_1_rel' title='qv-1-blend (1217)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/qv-1-blend.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='qv-1-blend'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>#content img{max-width: none;}#wpg_thumb_gallery1214_1 img {width: 220px; height: 180px; border: 0px solid ##000000; overflow:hidden; float:left; margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;} #wpg_thumb_gallery1214_1 img:hover {border-color: ##800000;} #wpg_thumb_gallery1214_1 img.last_thumb {margin-right:0px;} <\/style><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery(document).ready(\tfunction() {\tjQuery('#wpg_thumb_gallery1214_1 a').colorbox({transition:'elastic', width:'90%', height:'90%'\t\t});});<\/script>\n<h3>Sir John A. Macdonald<\/h3>\n<div id='wpgslider1214_1' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider1214_1_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-1.jpg' title='JAM-1-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-1.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=640&q=100' alt='JAM-1-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-2.jpg' title='JAM-1-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-2.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=640&q=100' alt='JAM-1-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-blend.jpg' title='JAM-1-blend' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-blend.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=640&q=100' alt='JAM-1-blend'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); \tjqu(document).ready(function() { jqu(\"#wpgslider1214_1_slider\").nivoSlider({ \n effect:'fade' \n, slices:15, \nboxCols: 8, \nboxRows: 4, \nanimSpeed:2000, \npauseTime:5000, \nstartSlide:0, \ndirectionNav:false, \ndirectionNavHide:false, \ncontrolNav:false, \ncontrolNavThumbs:false, \nkeyboardNav:false, \npauseOnHover:false, \nmanualAdvance:false, \ncaptionOpacity:0.8, \nprevText: 'Prev', \nnextText: 'Next' \n}); \njqu(\"#wpgslider1214_1 a.wpg_slide_image\").colorbox({transition:\"fade\"});});<\/script><style type=\"text\/css\">#wpgslider1214_1_slider { width:900px; height:640px; border:0px solid #; }<\/style>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_Hill#Statues_and_monuments\">Wikipedia<\/a>: Louis-Philippe H\u00e9bert was selected from 44 submissions from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, to sculpt the statue of Canada&#8217;s first prime minister. In the 1880s it was unveiled at the south east corner of the Centre Block.<\/p>\n<div id='wpg_thumb_gallery1214_2' class='wpg-thumb-container'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-1.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery1214_2_rel' title='JAM-1-1 (1228)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-1.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='JAM-1-1'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-2.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery1214_2_rel' title='JAM-1-2 (1229)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-2.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='JAM-1-2'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-blend.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery1214_2_rel' title='JAM-1-blend (1230)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JAM-1-blend.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='JAM-1-blend'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>#content img{max-width: none;}#wpg_thumb_gallery1214_2 img {width: 220px; height: 180px; border: 0px solid ##000000; overflow:hidden; float:left; margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;} #wpg_thumb_gallery1214_2 img:hover {border-color: ##800000;} #wpg_thumb_gallery1214_2 img.last_thumb {margin-right:0px;} <\/style><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery(document).ready(\tfunction() {\tjQuery('#wpg_thumb_gallery1214_2 a').colorbox({transition:'elastic', width:'90%', height:'90%'\t\t});});<\/script>\n<h3>Alexander Mackenzie<\/h3>\n<div id='wpgslider1214_2' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider1214_2_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MacKenzie-1-1.jpg' title='MacKenzie-1-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MacKenzie-1-1.jpg&a=t&w=769&h=597&q=100' alt='MacKenzie-1-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MacKenzie-1-2.jpg' title='MacKenzie-1-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MacKenzie-1-2.jpg&a=t&w=769&h=597&q=100' alt='MacKenzie-1-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MacKenzie-1-blend.jpg' title='MacKenzie-1-blend' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MacKenzie-1-blend.jpg&a=t&w=769&h=597&q=100' alt='MacKenzie-1-blend'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); \tjqu(document).ready(function() { jqu(\"#wpgslider1214_2_slider\").nivoSlider({ \n effect:'fade' \n, slices:15, \nboxCols: 8, \nboxRows: 4, \nanimSpeed:2000, \npauseTime:5000, \nstartSlide:0, \ndirectionNav:false, \ndirectionNavHide:false, \ncontrolNav:false, \ncontrolNavThumbs:false, \nkeyboardNav:false, \npauseOnHover:false, \nmanualAdvance:false, \ncaptionOpacity:0.8, \nprevText: 'Prev', \nnextText: 'Next' \n}); \njqu(\"#wpgslider1214_2 a.wpg_slide_image\").colorbox({transition:\"fade\"});});<\/script><style type=\"text\/css\">#wpgslider1214_2_slider { width:769px; height:597px; border:0px solid #; }<\/style>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_Hill#Statues_and_monuments\">Wikipedia<\/a>: Placed directly to the north of the statue of George-\u00c9tienne Cartier, Louis-Philippe H\u00e9bert was commissioned to sculpt this figure at the same time as he was awarded the project of the monument to Queen Victoria. 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