Confederation Square

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Confederation Square is a prominent public plaza in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known as a central ceremonial space surrounded by important national monuments and government buildings.

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Confederation Square canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
urban plaza
country Canada
function ceremonial space
commemorative space
public gathering place
governedBy National Capital Commission
hasAccessibility publicly accessible year-round
hasCommemoration Canadian military service
war dead of Canada
hasFeature landscaped elements
paved open plaza
pedestrian areas
traffic circle
hasMonument National War Memorial
hasUse national ceremonies
remembrance events
tourism
hasView Parliament Buildings
Rideau Canal
surface form: Rideau Canal locks
heritageStatus important commemorative site in Canada’s capital
locatedIn Ontario
Ottawa
Downtown Ottawa core
surface form: downtown Ottawa
locatedInFrontOf National War Memorial
namedAfter Canadian Confederation
near Château Laurier (Ottawa)
surface form: Château Laurier

Elgin Street
Government Conference Centre
Mackenzie Avenue
Parliament Hill
Rideau Canal
Rideau Street
Sparks Street
Wellington Street NERFINISHED
partOf Capital core area of Ottawa
significance national symbolic space of Canada
surroundedBy cultural institutions
federal government buildings
historic hotels
usedFor Remembrance Day services
official wreath-laying ceremonies
state visits and national events

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National War Memorial locatedIn Confederation Square
The Response location Confederation Square
Elgin Street adjacentTo Confederation Square
Confederation Park locatedNear Confederation Square