National Holocaust Monument

Local nameNational Holocaust Monument
LocationOttawa

The National Holocaust Monument is a Holocaust memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, across from the Canadian War Museum at the northeast corner of Wellington and Booth Streets, and about 1.5 km away from Parliament Hill. The memorial has been designed by Daniel Libeskind.The National Holocaust Monument Act, which established plans to create the memorial in Canada's capital, received Royal Assent on March 25, 2011. The law was introduced as a private members bill by Tim Uppal, Minister of State and MP for Edmonton—Sherwood Park and received unanimous support.The monument features a view of the Peace Tower and photographs by Edward Burtynsky. The team was led by Lord Cultural Resources.The monument is overseen by the National Capital Commission.

The monument was planned to be unveiled in the fall of 2015, but later pushed back to the spring of 2017 due to delays in construction.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Holocaust_Monument

Official Website http://holocaustmonument.ca/

Coordinates 45°25'1.124" N -75°42'51.656" E

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