Ottawa’s ever-changing central plaza
This wide, forking bridge is nestled between three iconic landmarks: The National War Memorial, the Chateau Laurier, and the old Union Station. The area, a core aspect of the downtown cityscape, has been in a constant state of change since the city’s inception. Buildings, railways, and monuments rose and fell around it, and even the bridge itself was modified and reimagined: This small slice of Ottawa perfectly exemplifies the conflicting ideas and goals of those who sought to make the downtown landscape suitable for a nation’s capital.