National War Memorial

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monument war memorial

The National War Memorial is a prominent Canadian monument in downtown Ottawa that commemorates the sacrifice of Canadian Armed Forces members in conflicts throughout the nation’s history.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
National War Memorial canonical	7
National War Memorial vicinity	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Response ⓘ
architect	Vernon March ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Ottawa ⓘ Military memorials in Canada ⓘ National monuments in Canada ⓘ World War I memorials in Canada ⓘ
commemorates	Canadian Armed Forces members ⓘ Canadian military personnel killed in war ⓘ service of Canadians in armed conflicts ⓘ
commemoratesConflict	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War Korean War ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: War in Afghanistan other Canadian military operations ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1931 ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
designer	Vernon March ⓘ
guardedBy	Canadian forces ⓘ surface form: Canadian Armed Forces
hasCeremony	Remembrance Day national ceremony ⓘ daily sentry ceremony in summer ⓘ
hasFeature	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ allegorical figures of Peace and Freedom ⓘ bronze figures of servicemen ⓘ bronze sculptures ⓘ granite arch ⓘ
height	21.34 metres ⓘ 70 feet ⓘ
inception	1925 ⓘ
locatedIn	Confederation Square ⓘ National Capital Region ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ surface form: downtown Ottawa
maintainedBy	Public Services and Procurement Canada ⓘ
materialUsed	bronze ⓘ granite ⓘ
officialLanguageName	Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada ⓘ National War Memorial ⓘ
ownedBy	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada
symbolizes	response of Canadians to war ⓘ sacrifice of Canadian service members ⓘ
unveiledBy	George VI ⓘ surface form: King George VI Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth (Queen Consort)
unveilingDate	1939-05-21 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ottawa → hasLandmark → National War Memorial ⓘ

Rideau Centre → nearbyLandmark → National War Memorial ⓘ

Rideau station → locatedNear → National War Memorial ⓘ

Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada → officialNameEnglish → National War Memorial ⓘ

Confederation Square → locatedInFrontOf → National War Memorial ⓘ

Confederation Square → hasMonument → National War Memorial ⓘ

Elgin Street → hasLandmark → National War Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: National War Memorial vicinity

Confederation Park → locatedNear → National War Memorial ⓘ