Queen's Gates

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Coordinates: 45°25′29″N 75°41′57″W / 45.424807°N 75.699234°W / 45.424807; -75.699234
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This article is about the ceremonial entrance to Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. For subjects of a similar name, see Queen's Gate and Queensgate.
The main entrance of Parliament Hill, the Queen's Gates, erected in 1876
The Queen's Gates as they appeared in 1900
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The Queen's Gates (

Wellington Street
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By the early 1990s, neither the piers nor the ironwork had been properly renovated since their construction;

Public Works and Government Services Canada began a $5 million restoration project of the entire fence along Wellington, which included the Queen's Gates. The piers were fully repointed and stabilised, including their foundations, and the gates were restored and partly rebuilt by a blacksmith.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Public Works and Government Services Canada. "A Treasure to Explore > Parliament Hill > The History of Parliament Hill > Construction, 1859-1916". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b Waghorn, Noel (30 January 2004). "Parliament wall gets an extreme makeover". Capital News. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  3. ISBN 978-2-89635-321-7

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45°25′29″N 75°41′57″W / 45.424807°N 75.699234°W / 45.424807; -75.699234

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