Confederation Square

Confederation Square
Place de la Confédération (French)
View of Confederation Square from the northeast
LocationOntario, Canada
Nearest cityOttawa
Governing bodyNational Capital Commission
Designated1984

Confederation Square (French: Place de la Confédération) is an urban square in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and is considered the second most important ceremonial centre in Canada's capital city, after Parliament Hill.[1] Roughly triangular in area, with Canada's National War Memorial at its centre and the Valiants Memorial at its periphery, the square is bounded by Wellington Street to the north and branches of Elgin Street to the east and west.

The square was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1984.[2] Confederation Square's importance is due not only to its central location in Ottawa and its status as a rare Canadian example of a City Beautiful-inspired square, but also arises from the landmark buildings that frame the square: the Château Laurier, the Senate of Canada Building, the National Arts Centre, the Central Chambers, the Scottish Ontario Chambers, the Central Post Office, the PMO and the East Block.[1] Part of the square crosses over the Rideau Canal, itself a National Historic Site of Canada and a World Heritage Site.

  1. ^ a b "Confederation Square National Historic Site of Canada". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Confederation Square National Historic Site of Canada". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved 24 June 2010.