The Byward Market, sometimes just called the Market, is located east of the government and business district in the Lower Town of Ottawa. The name reminds of the British officer John By, who had the royal order to supervise the construction of the Rideau Canal in 1826. Please watch the video You are currently viewing […]
Mosaika Sound and Light Show on Parliament Hill – Ottawa
See the video of Mosaika Sound and Light Show on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Mosaika takes the audience on a journey through the history of Canada. The impressive facade of the parliament building serves as a screen for the spectacular lighting and video projection effects that are accompanied with music and explanations in French and […]
Toronto – Distillery District – St. James Cathedral
The Distillery District with its 44 halls, in the southeast of Toronto was once the largest whiskey distillery in the British Empire. The company Gooderham and Worts built the premises in 1832 and produced already in the 1860s up to 2 million US gallons (7,600,000 L) of whiskey per year for the world market. Please […]
Visiting the Parliament in Ottawa
Visitors, interested in Canadian culture, should not miss a visit of the Parliament in Ottawa. The buildings of the parliament consist of three edifices, the East Block, Centre Block and the West Block. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. […]
University of Toronto to College of Art & Design
The University of Toronto, founded in 1827 as a King’s college, counts as one of the top Twenty of the world and has approx. 60.000 students, including 6,000 international. Particularly the medical faculty is famous for pioneering achievements in the field of the research over insulin and diabetes and for the development of the first […]