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. Others are intricate and fancy:<\/p>\n These had pointy petals and were turned towards the sun like sunflowers…<\/p>\n Of course this would not say Ottawa without the Parliament buiding…and the Canadian flag on top of the peace tower.<\/p>\n There are several statues and monuments on the grounds, as befits\u00a0 any capital….\u00a0 But this one caught my eye….<\/p>\n Another landmarks,\u00a0 the Museum of Civilization,was, as always, an amazing visit. There were hundreds of people lined up for tickets…I was lucky and avoided the lineups by seeing 2 IMAX films, the first one, an underwater film was very nice,\u00a0\u00a0 but the second was a huge disappointment. Called Mummies it was a silly re-enactment that taught you nothing about Egyptian mumies.<\/p>\n I learn something new about the war museum: the windows in the dark part of the building,\u00a0 are shaped and placed to form a Morse code message that spells out both in french and in english: Lest we forget”.<\/p>\n At 11 a.m., each November 11, the sun shines through the window of the Museum’s Memorial Hall and illuminates the only artifact in that space: the headstone of Canada’s Unknown Soldier.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n