Garden of the Provinces
| Garden of the Provinces and Territories | |
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The concrete slab structure representing the Great Lakes in the Garden of the Provinces and Territories
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| Type | Public garden |
| Location | Wellington Street at Bay Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°25′06″N 75°42′32″W / 45.418358°N 75.708858°WCoordinates: 45°25′06″N 75°42′32″W / 45.418358°N 75.708858°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Opened | September 25, 1962 |
| Designer | Don W. Graham |
| Operated by | Government of Canada |
The Garden of the Provinces and Territories is a 4-acre (1.6 ha) site along Confederation Boulevard in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's capital city. It is bounded by the Sparks Street escarpment on the south, Wellington Street on the west and north, and Bay Street to the east between Christ Church Cathedral and the Library and Archives Canada. It was officially opened on September 25, 1962, as a western gateway to the Parliament Buildings. The park was renamed from "Garden of the Provinces" on October 6, 2005 to recognize and include Canada's three territories.Scott Brison, then the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, officially renamed the park.
In December 2015, the federal government requested that the National Capital Commission approve the garden as the site of the proposed Memorial to the Victims of Communism rather than its previously approved site, a plot of land by the Supreme Court of Canada building.
One quarter of the site is composed of formal terraces, with the flags of the provinces and territories in the order of their entry to Confederation. Bronze plaques include the floral emblems for each of the provinces and territories. A 6-metre (20 ft) tall fountain symbolizes a tree. A structure of concave concrete slabs portrays the Great Lakes.
The Garden of the Provinces and Territories is a popular site when filled with tulips, and other flowers, during the annual Tulip Festival. This garden links to the main pedestrian/bicycle paths, including a pedestrian tunnel under Wellington Street. It is located on a common route between the Portage Bridge to government headquarters in Gatineau, and Parliament Hill and government central agencies headquartered downtown.
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