Rideau Falls description and photos - Canada: Ottawa (Topic)

Rideau Falls description and photos - Canada: Ottawa. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Rideau Falls.

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Among the many attractions of the city of Ottawa, Rideau Falls undoubtedly deserve special attention - two picturesque twin falls located at the confluence of the Rideau River with the Ottawa River, not far from the Old City Hall. In relative proximity to the falls are also the headquarters of the National Research Council, the building that housed the museum until 2005 - the Pavilion of Canada and Peace and the French Embassy. Between the falls lies the so-called Green Island.

The name of the falls was given at the beginning of the 17th century by the famous French traveler and hydrographer, as well as the founder and governor of the first French settlements in Canada - Samuel de Champlain. Seeing the waterfalls for the first time, Champlain compared them to a curtain, which in French sounds like "rido" (rideau). This name was attached to the waterfalls, and later the river, canal and a number of other objects in Ottawa were named as well.

You can fully enjoy the beauty of Rideau Falls by visiting the excellent observation decks in the Rideau Falls Park, located on Sussex Drive, just a short walk from Rideau Hall. From a closer distance, you can admire the waterfalls by going on an entertaining boat trip on an excursion boat.

Rideau Falls look especially impressive in winter. The power of the water flow is rather small and in winter the waterfalls freeze completely, thus forming original ice sculptures of the most bizarre forms.

Today, Rideau Falls is one of the most popular attractions in the capital of Canada.

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