The New Monument

Richmond Landing sits between the headquarters of Library and Archives Canada and the Portage Bridge, along the Ottawa River west of the Parliamentary precinct. A new monument was recently unveiled on a portion of the grounds.

It is called Thunderhead, and it is a national monument for the LGBT community.

The concept is a blend between history, architecture, landscape design, and consultation with the queer community.

Along one wall are panels telling the story of the gay community in Canada, including the darker chapters for them in the country's history in dealing with discrimination.

The Supreme Court

 One day earlier this month I stopped by the Supreme Court of Canada to photograph around the grounds.

A statue of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent is placed here, looking east towards Parliament Hill. It is a deliberate placement- had he not gone into politics, this brilliant lawyer might have ended up a member of the Court.

The building is in the Art Deco style, lying to the west of the Parliamentary precinct.

Two statues out front are allegorical in nature, by Walter Allward.

I noticed a groundhog.

Out back, views of the Ottawa River.

Museum Finale

 Today we wrap up this visit to the Museum of Science and Technology.

A steam engine, and one we saw early on in this series from the other side.

The locomotives do impress the visitor.

There is a space near the Museum entrance with this display. Pressing panels down below lights up what's above, a simulation of the Northern Lights, with colours shimmering. I hope you have enjoyed this visit.

Steam Power

 A look inside the next cab over.

The control area in this locomotive is glassed off.

In the heat of summer, these would be a sauna. The two men working would need cold water, and would store food here for their meals as the train would run.

Looking out across at another locomotive.

Here we have a model of the SS Glencoe, a steamer that worked off Newfoundland for many years.

The last locomotive seen above, 926, was one of over five hundred of its kind.

Here we have a ship's anchor.

Another look at 926.