Back to more photos from Ottawa. I am splitting the visit to the National Gallery of Canada up into three parts, otherwise you'll be dizzy with all the information. The gallery was only around a 15 minute walk from the hotel, so nice and close. Opposite it was Notre Dame Basilica Ottawa, and although it was under going renovations you could still tour it, we chose not to.
The National Gallery was impressive from both the outside and the inside.
You are greeted by the giant metal spider. It is called Maman, and has 38 marble eggs, in it's sack underneath it's body. You can read more about it here.
After you enter the building you walk up this huge hallway to where the first galleries are.
The banner above you was really striking.
You then enter a large foyer and that too was impressive. It helped that it was a glorious day weather wise.
You looked out over the Ottawa River and the Parliament Buildings.
Another view out of the window.
The Parliament buildings are being renovated.
We had a coffee in the cafe and out of the window was this "sculpture." We got talking to an employee and she said when they were installing this, they forgot to take the styrofoam off the top of it. The employees were watching from the window and had to tell them to remove it. I will tell you more about this particular employee in part two.
This is the information about the photo above.
If you look closely at this sculpture it all different outdoor lights. You can read more about it in the photo below.
I thought this was interesting how it all came about. Would have thought it would have been displayed in New Orleans, rather than Ottawa though?
Inside the gallery is the Rideau Chapel. It was relocated from it's original site and placed inside one of the galleries. You can read more about it's history here. There was choral music playing and the acoustics were glorious in there.
The ceiling was stunning.
That's part one, part two to follow soon...........
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