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Province House |
Parliament Buildings
| Queenston Heights
| Rideau Canal |
Inglis Grain
Elevators | Anne
of Green Gables
Various man made structures represent the
style and spirit of a country. Some of the Canadian
landmarks are obvious such as the Parliament buildings
in Ottawa or Province House in PEI where it all began,
and some are not s obvious such as Anne Shirley's house,
Green Gables or the grain elevators of the prairies.
All of these can
invoke an emotional reaction from Canadians and others
as they well up on the horizon or appear as we round a
turn in the road. They can bring back childhood
memories, cause our national pride to swell with emotion
or amaze us with structural beauty and accomplishment.
Other represent a direct line to the past
such as the column at Queenston Heights which tells the
story of an event where the future of Canada was in the
balance and swung dramatically from one story to another
until the survival of the country finally won the day.
These and many more landmarks form a mosaic of history
and heritage which constitute the Canadian story.
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