Downtown in Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Summer Pavilion
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Pavillon D'Été

Photographed by Robert Rusaw, July 31, 2025

1. Summer Pavilion / Pavillon D'Été Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Summer Pavilion was originally built in 1877 by Public Works Canada under the direction of the chief architect Thomas Seaton Scott, and stood on this site until it was demolished in 1956. It was rebuilt in 1993 by Public Works and Government Services Canada with funding from the Canadian Police Association and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police dedicated as a National Police Memorial on March 22, 1994, the Pavilion is a gift to the people of Canada from the Canadian Police Officers in memory of their fallen comrades.

Le Pavillon D'Été construit en 1877 par Travaux Publics Canada sous la direction de l’architecte en chef, Thomas Seaton Scott, a occupe ce site jusqu'en 1956, année de sa démolition. Il a été reconstruit en 1993 par Travaux Publics et Services Gouvernement aux Canada avec l'aide financière de l'Association Canadienne des Policiers et l'Association Canadienne des Chefs de Police. Consacré Monument National de la Police le 22 Mars 1994, le Pavillon est un don des policiers du Canada au peuple Canadien a la memoire des agents de police morts en devoir.

Erected 1994.

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historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is March 22, 1994.

Location. 45° 25.523′ N, 75° 42.077′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Ontario. It is in Downtown. It is on Wellington Street. This monument is located behind Centre Block on Parliament Hill. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ottawa ON K1A 0A9, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Victoria Bell Tower Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Women Are Persons! (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Parliament Clocktower Bell (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Henry Albert Harper (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Canada’s Capital (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Ordnance and Engineers Building (approx.

Photographed by Robert Rusaw, July 31, 2025

2. Summer Pavilion / Pavillon D'Été Marker

0.3 kilometers away); National Press Building / L’Édifice national de la presse (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Asbury College (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2025, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2025, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

Summer Pavilion⎯⎯⎯Pavillon D'Été

Summer Pavilion
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Pavillon D'Été