Monday, December 23, 2013

Snowflakes On The Centre Block

On Parliament Hill, the Centre Block is fully lit up early in December for a month with Christmas lights.


It is a combination of bulbs strung up in the bushes that line the front lawn, the changing of floodlight lenses to combinations of red and green, and projectors that cast snowflakes onto the stone of the building.


It makes for a very colourful effect as you walk up towards the Peace Tower.


The lines of bulbs are strewn throughout the bushes, which as you can see have a healthy cover of snow as well.


It is a completely different experience to come up here at night from other times of the year, and the snowflake projections add a magical effect to the building.


More from Parliament Hill tomorrow in my Christmas Eve blog, as I take you inside....

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23 comments:

  1. LindaDecember 23, 2013 at 12:07 AM

    Pretty! I hope you don't lose power up there. Did the winter storm cause you problems?

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  2. angryparsnipDecember 23, 2013 at 12:28 AM

    Love when they project the snowflakes on the buildings.
    So wonderful.

    cheers, parsnip

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  3. cieldequimperDecember 23, 2013 at 2:15 AM

    I like how you zoomed in (or walked a bit!) and I absolutely adore the snowflakes!

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  4. HalcyonDecember 23, 2013 at 3:16 AM

    So pretty! I love the snowflake projections. They know how to do things in Ottawa (sometimes at least!).

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  5. StuartDecember 23, 2013 at 8:41 AM

    That is an impressive array of lighting. Just fantastic. And well captured !

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  6. SharonDecember 23, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    This must be beautiful to see in person!

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  7. NormaDecember 23, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    Canadians do Christmas in grand style!

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  8. Merry@SyracuseDecember 23, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Those snowflakes are brilliant! Festival of light!

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  9. William KendallDecember 23, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    @Linda: we missed the worst of that storm. We got snow out of it, but not much freezing rain.

    @Parsnip: thank you!

    @Ciel: in this case, it was heading up the staircase to catch that closeup of the Peace Tower!

    @Halcyon: in this case, they do!

    @Stuart: thank you!

    @Sharon: it is!

    @Norma: indeed!

    @Merry: thank you!

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  10. Mari CollierDecember 23, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    Wow! What an amazing display. It's awesome.

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  11. Angelikas Photographic SketchbookDecember 23, 2013 at 11:28 AM

    Thank you for your visits and encouraging comments. Hope you have a sparkling Christmas time!

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  12. everydaybergenDecember 23, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    A giant snow in Ottawa. Greetings

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  13. RedPatDecember 23, 2013 at 12:58 PM

    I had no idea it was so well decorated! Love the snowflakes. You're lucky to have missed the ice! I have power but many don't.

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  14. Annette GendlerDecember 23, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    So beautiful! Is the canal frozen yet?

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  15. William KendallDecember 23, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    @Mari: thank you!

    @Angelika: a merry Christmas to you!

    @Inna: they do it each year. I like the shape of flakes on the stone like that.

    @RedPat: this area still has influences of the Ice Storm of 98 if you go looking for them.

    @Annette: it is, and they're hoping to get it open for skaters before New Year's.

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  16. hamiltonDecember 23, 2013 at 6:59 PM

    This kind of light projection seems to be a favourite down under, glad to see we also have some.

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    1. William KendallDecember 22, 2018 at 2:01 PM

      Since I posted this, it seems they've been doing a different kind of light show.

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  17. DebDecember 23, 2013 at 10:11 PM

    I love the city at Christmas. Especially at night. "Merry Christmas William. Have a wonderful holiday and safe travels." Hugs, Deb

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  18. Oakland Daily PhotoDecember 24, 2013 at 1:02 AM

    These computer generated projections are quite something to see. There's a magical quality to every one I've seen and you can feel it in your photos. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural. Happy Holidays.

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  19. CherylDecember 24, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    If you're like me, you'll really miss all the gorgeous lights when the holiday is done!

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