Canadian Gardening: Canada Through Your Eyes part 2, 0 by ViolaAnn

ViolaAnn wrote:
Also looking east is the National Gallery and across the street from it, the Notre Dame Basilica - the oldest church in Ottawa. The main structure was finished in 1846, but it was not until 1866 that the spires were installed. The steeples are topped with standard French-Canadian tin and bells. Its exterior is fairly reserved, but the interior is as far more ornate, designed by Georges Buillon. The interior of the church is brightly painted and decorated with carved features, exquisite stained glass windows and hundreds of statues of various religious figures.

The National Gallery is housed in a glass and granite building on Sussex Drive with a notable view of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill. The acclaimed structure was designed by Moshe Safdie and opened in 1988.