In the shadow of Parliament Hill

The Ottawa River flows past some grand and important places; Ottawa's Parliament Hill was a military look out post called "Barracks Hill" until Queen Victoria chose it for the focal point of her North American dominion.

In this photo, taken from Major's Hill Park, the Parliament library, Ottawa's most beautiful building (which has recently been renovated) casts its distinctive shadow over the river, and in the background, on the next headland, stands the Supreme Court of Canada.