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National War Memorial
Elgin Street Confederation Square
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N6
Canada
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Business Inn $87 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
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Elgin St. Freehouse 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Genji Japanese Restaurant 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Colonnade Pizza & Restaurant 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #43 of 131 attractions in Ottawa
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Traveler Description: Large war monument from the WWI era is located between and south of Parliament and the Chateau Laurier.  One of the more recognizable landmarks of... more »
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Attraction type: Monument
Address: Elgin Street
Confederation Square Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N6
Canada

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“Pretty at Night”
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3 of 5 stars
JohnTheBear 4,329 contributions
Toronto, Canada
Feb 11, 2009

The photo contributions posted with this review were taken with a hand held at ISO 1600 and so are a bit grainy. But if you want to spend a little time, bring a tripod and take some pictures of this monument when it it illuminated -- it looks striking, especially with the lit up Chateau Laurier in the background. more

“Great for a quick visit”
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4 of 5 stars
AdamDunn 37 contributions
Toronto, Canada
Apr 18, 2008

Place is good, there's really only one statue and a square kind of place with some other statues around of famous generals and people who helped Canada's military cause, the earliest being some Native guy who helped the British. I found this hard to map but it's directly south of the Parliament buildings along the canal. Walking over the bridge... more

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Elgin Street | Confederation Square, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N6, Canada