Reconciliation: The Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa, Canada
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I visited the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa, Canada, called Reconciliation. Shot in July 2017.
RECONCILIATION The Peacekeeping Monument CANADA Ottawa
Reconciliation: The Peacekeeping Monument is a monument in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, commemorating Canada's role in international peacekeeping and the soldiers who have participated and are currently participating, both living and dead.
It is located between St. Patrick Street and Murray Street, in the centre of the intersection where they meet Mackenzie Avenue and Sussex Drive; this places it just south of the National Gallery of Canada and just north of the American Embassy and Major's Hill Park. Artist Jack Harman built the three soldiers with architects Richard and Gregory Henriquez designing the site concept and monument structures. Cornelia Oberlander was the landscape architect. The monument was completed in 1992. The work, entitled Reconciliation, depicts three peacekeeping soldiers — two men and a woman — standing on two ridges of stone which cut through the broken debris of war and converge at a high point, which symbolizes the resolution which peacekeeping brings. The base of the monument includes Lester Pearson's 1956 quote We need action not only to end the fighting but to make the peace... My own government would be glad to recommend Canadian participation in such a United Nations force, a truly international peace and police force, as well as the French translation. In 1995, the Monument was commemorated on the year's $1 coin, following the 1994 commemoration of the National War Memorial.
Visiting Canada's National War Memorial (The Response) in Ottawa, Canada
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We visited the National War Memorial, titled The Response, in Ottawa, Canada. Shot in July 2017.
Canada National War Memorial The Response Ottawa
The National War Memorial (titled The Response) is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939. Originally built to commemorate the Canadians who died in the First World War, it was in 1982 rededicated to also include those killed in the Second World War and Korean War and again in 2014 to add the dead from the Second Boer War and War in Afghanistan, as well as all Canadians killed in all conflicts past and future. It now serves as the pre-eminent war memorial[1] of 76 cenotaphs in Canada.[2] In 2000, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was added in front of the memorial and symbolizes the sacrifices made by all Canadians who have died or may yet die for their country. The National War Memorial is the focal point of Confederation Square in Canada's capital city, Ottawa, Ontario. This locates it between Parliament Hill to the west and the Château Laurier hotel to the east. There are several other commemorative buildings and monuments nearby, including the Peace Tower (and the Memorial Chamber) at the parliament buildings, the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument, the Animals in War Memorial, a Boer War memorial, the Peacekeeping Monument,[3] the Valiants Memorial, and the War of 1812 Monument.
The memorial, from grade to the tip of the surmounting statues' wings, is approximately 21.34 m (70 ft), with the arch itself 3.05 m (10 ft) wide, 2.44 m (8 ft) deep, and 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) high. The lowest step of the pedestal is 15.9 m (52 ft 2 in) by 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in). 503 tonnes of rose-grey Canadian granite from the Dumas Quarry at Rivière-à-Pierre, Quebec,[4] and 32 tonnes of bronze were used, all of which rests on a block of reinforced concrete based on steel columns set into bedrock.[4]
Two 5.33-metre-high (17.5 ft) allegories of peace and freedom stand at the apex of the arch, their proximity to each other representing the inseparability of the two concepts, though, the figure bearing a torch alludes in Roman mythology to Demeter and the winged figure with a laurel depicts Nike, the Greek goddesses of agriculture and victory, respectively.[5] Below are the depictions of 22 Canadian servicemen and women from all branches of the forces and other groups engaged in the First World War. At front, to the left, a Lewis gunner, to the right, a kilted infantryman with a Vickers machine gun. Following these are a pilot in full gear and an air mechanic of the Royal Canadian Air Force, as well as a sailor in the Royal Canadian Navy from HMCS Stadacona. Two mounted figures—a member of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade and a dispatch rider—are emerging from the arch, side by side, followed by two infantry riflemen pressing through the arch and behind them are the men and women of the support services, including two nurses from the Militia Army Medical Corps, a stretcher bearer, and one member each of the Royal Canadian Engineers and the Canadian Forestry Corps. Further, there is one member each of the Canadian Army Service Corps, the Canadian Signals Corps, the Corps of Canadian Railway troops, the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, and the Motor Machine Gun Corps. There are three additional infantrymen; all six carry among them respirators other items of the basic load carried by every member of the infantry.
National War Memorial, Canada
The National War Memorial is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939.
The 23 bronze figures, representing the eleven branches of the Canadian forces engaged in the First World War, viewed from the front.
The National War Memorial is the focal point of Confederation Square in Canada's capital city, Ottawa, Ontario. This locates it between Parliament Hill to the west and the Château Laurier hotel to the east. There are several other commemorative buildings and monuments nearby, including the Peace Tower (and the Memorial Chamber) at the parliament buildings, the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument, the Animals in War Memorial, a Boer War memorial, the Peacekeeping Monument, the Valiants Memorial, and the War of 1812 Monument.
Reconciliation - Decoding ART - Heritage Monuments
Transcript:
[Canadian Heritage symbol appears on a white background]
[Background music: theme suggests hope and peace]
[Three peacekeepers—a woman and two men—standing on a wall]
Narrator: “Although the title of this work is Reconciliation, most people know it as the Peacekeeping Monument. It's dedicated to all Canadian peacekeepers—past and present.”
“The concept of peacekeeping—using soldiers to prevent armed conflict—grew out of the United Nations, the international agency formed in the wake of World War II.”
[Upper body shot of one of the peacekeeper]
Narrator: “Former Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson promoted the idea of an international peacekeeping force under the direction of the United Nations — His diplomatic efforts later earned him a Nobel Peace Prize.”
[Three peacekeepers standing on a wall]
Narrator: “As of today, more than 120,000 Canadian soldiers have served in peacekeeping operations around the world.”
[A peacekeeper crouching beside a Canadian flag, holding a radio]
Narrator: “This artwork is full of powerful symbolism. At the base of the monument are a series of broken walls—the debris of war.”
[Bunch of broken-up concrete below the walls, three peacekeepers standing on a wall, and tree branches to one side]
Narrator: “Two ridges rise above and converge at a high point, symbolizing the resolution that peacekeeping makes possible. Standing on the ridge are three peacekeepers—a woman and two men—who gaze toward a peaceful future, represented by a grove of oak trees.”
“The number of trees—12—symbolizes the 10 provinces and two territories that comprised Canada when the monument was created in 1992.”
[The monument as a whole]
Narrator: “The placement of this monument— across from the National Gallery of Canada and along the ceremonial route known as Confederation Boulevard—emphasizes the importance of Canadian values of freedom, human rights and peace and of peacekeeping to Canadians.”
[Canada wordmark on a black background]
Reconciliation (youth version) - Decoding ART - Heritage Monuments
Transcript:
[Canadian Heritage symbol appears on a white background]
[Background music: theme suggests hope and peace]
[Three peacekeepers—a woman and two men—standing on a wall]
Narrator: “The monument is called Reconciliation, though many people call it the Peacekeeping monument. Reconciliation means that the warring sides have settled their differences peacefully and are ready to get along again.”
“Canadian soldiers are really good at peacekeeping and have stepped in to promote peace and security in war zones around the world.”
[Upper body shot of one of the peacekeeper statue]
Narrator: “Lester B. Pearson who was once the Prime Minister of Canada encouraged other countries to support the idea of peacekeeping and he won a Nobel Peace Prize for it!”
[Three peacekeepers standing on a wall]
Narrator: “The monument uses symbols to tell a story. The three people standing on the wall are peacekeepers. See what they're doing? Two are looking into the distance—they're watching to see what the soldiers on each side are doing.”
[A peacekeeper crouching beside a Canadian flag, holding a radio]
Narrator: “The third one is radioing headquarters to update the situation and make sure that people are safe and sound.”
[Bunch of broken-up concrete below the walls, three peacekeepers standing on a wall, and tree branches to one side]
Narrator: “Below the walls, there's a bunch of broken-up concrete. This represents the destruction caused by wars. The walls rise and form a point to symbolize pointing toward the future, when the war is over and there's peace again.”
“See those trees over to one side? Oak trees are a symbol of peace, and you can see twelve in a circle.”
[The monument as a whole]
Narrator: “When the monument was made in 1992, there were twelve provinces and territories. And the monument itself is sitting in one of the most prominent places in Canada—in the capital, Ottawa, close to Parliament Hill and next to the National Gallery of Canada.”
[Canada wordmark on a black background]
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August 9 was selected as National Peacekeepers Day to recognize the greatest single loss of Canadian lives on a peacekeeping mission, which occurred on that date in 1974.
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