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From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rideau_Falls
The Rideau Falls are two waterfalls located in Ottawa, Canada where the Rideau River empties into the Ottawa River. The falls are divided by Green Island, with the Old City Hall just to the south. To the west of the falls is the headquarters of the National Research Council while to the east are the Canada and the World Pavilion and the French Embassy. The falls were named by the early French for their resemblance to a curtain, or rideau in French. The Rideau River was later named after the falls. The Rideau Canal was constructed to bypass these falls and the Hog's Back Falls.
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rideau_FallsThe Rideau Falls are two waterfalls located ...
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rideau_FallsThe Rideau Falls are two waterfalls located ...
Old City Hall, 111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa. The original building was constructed in 1958 and expanded i...
Old City Hall, 111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa. The original building was constructed in 1958 and expanded i...
Old City Hall, 111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa. The original building was constructed in 1958 and expanded i...
The Minto Bridges, crossing the Rideau river at New Edinburgh, Ottawa. The Old City Hall, on Green Is...
The Minto Bridges, crossing the Rideau river at New Edinburgh, Ottawa. The Old City Hall, on Green Is...
Every year in early spring, ice blasting is carried out on the Rideau River in Ottawa. If the blastin...
First snowfall of the winter. The gardens of Rideau Hall. The house within the grounds has been the o...
Osmosis, by the Saskatchewan artist Susan Stomberg. The statue was installed in the Rideau Hall garde...
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