Category: Statues

Tucked away in the northeast corner of Parliament Hill, a triumphant statue pays homage to one of the defining moments in Canadian women’s history.

Pierre Le Moyne D’Ibervilles can be found, placated and still, at the very end of Elgin Street. He stands in the shadow the National War Memorial and across from the grand Château Laurier, a quiet but life-sized observer of curious tourists and late-night revelers on their way home from the Market.

About a block from Parliament on Sparks Street, at the east-end of Canada’s oldest pedestrian mall, an unhappy mother bear stands glaring at passers-by.

Queen Victoria is a well-recognized figure in Canadian history.