Rideau Canal Skateway Pano

[Manfred M]

This is a three-shot pano of the very north end of the Rideau Canal Skateway, taken just after sunrise.






There are a number of well known Ottawa buildings in this shot, centred around the frozen canal. Going clockwise.

National Arts Centre - the main concert venue in Ottawa is the brown building on the left.

Houses of Parliament - the green roofed buildings. Most of the view is East Block, but the Peace Tower (clock tower) is part of Centre Block.

Chateau Laurier Hotel - the castle like structure with turrets, just to the right of the canal

Government Conference Centre - just in front of the Chateau Laurier. This used to be the Ottawa train station, before it moved to a new location in the mid-1960s.

The shack on the ice with the red patch on the wall is a heated shelter for people to put their skates on. With Winterlude (the annual winter festival) starting on Friday, I hope to have some more interesting material to work with over the next few weeks.

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[Manfred M]

Same scene, taken at "blue hour", just before sunrise.



You can tell the time both shots were taken, by looking at the clock on the Peace Tower using Lightbox.

[Wavelength]

Very nice images; but you mentioned them clockwise, not counter clockwise, no?

Regards

[Manfred M]

Very nice images; but you mentioned them clockwise, not counter clockwise, no?

Regards

Oops - now fixed.

[IzzieK]

Somehow, I like #1 image. I was just about to ask about that building with the clock and the castle-like building because I looked at the image first before I scrolled downwards. Thanks for the info. Now you got me interesting in that little red shack. Very nice of your government to think of that...