Aberdeen Pavilion
| Aberdeen Pavilion National Historic Site of Canada Lieu historique national du Canada du Pavillon Aberdeen |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | 1983 |
| Type | National Historic Site |
| ID | 4114 |
| place | Ottawa |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 24 '0.2 " N , 75 ° 40' 58.2" W |
| Recognized by | Government of Canada |
| Approved by | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
The Aberdeen Pavilion (English Aberdeen Pavilion , French Pavilion Aberdeen ) is an event hall in Lansdowne Park in the Canadian capital Ottawa . The facility has been classified as a national historic site since 1983 as the last remaining large exhibition hall , and the building itself has been a listed building since 1984.
history
The Aberdeen Pavilion was founded in 1898 by the Dominion Bridge Company (dt. Dominion -Brückengesellschaft) for the Central Canada Exhibition Association (dt. Zentralkanadischer Exhibition Association) built. The building was designed by Moses Edey and was initially intended to serve as an exhibition hall for the annual Central Canada Exhibition . The pavilion was named in honor of the then Governor General , the Earl of Aberdeen . The elegant appearance in connection with the purpose of the building earned the Aberdeen Pavilion the nickname “Cattle Castle”.
Soon, however, the hall was also used as a venue for sporting events. In 1904 the Stanley Cup was played here several times . This is the oldest existing venue for the Stanley Cup.
At the beginning of the 1990s, the building was on the verge of demolition, but was finally renovated with the help of the federal and provincial government.
In 2014, the building was voted the most beautiful in the city by readers of the Ottawa Citizen .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca. In: historicplaces.ca. Retrieved October 2, 2014 .
- ^ A b Parks Canada - News Releases and Backgrounders. (No longer available online.) In: pc.gc.ca. September 26, 2013, archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; accessed on October 2, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Aberdeen Pavilion Voted "Most Eye-Pleasing Building" in Ottawa | Heritage Ottawa. In: heritageottawa.org. September 21, 2014, accessed October 3, 2014 .