From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peacekeeping Monument
Peacekeeping Monument
Peacekeeping Monument Harman built the three soldiers with architects Richard
and Gregory Henriquez designing the site concept and
monument structures. Cornelia Oberlander was the land-
scape architect. The monument was completed in 1992.
Peacekeeping Monument, seen from southeast. The Pearson’s quotation
National Gallery stands in the background
Location Ottawa, Ontario The work, entitled Reconciliation, depicts three peace-
keeping soldiers — two men and a woman — standing on
Type War memorial
two ridges of stone which cut through the broken debris
Dedicated to Canada’s Peacekeeping forces 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 interna-
tional peace and police force, as well as the French transla-
tion.
In 1995, the Monument was commemorated on the
year’s $1 coin, following the 1994 commemoration of the
National War Memorial.
See also
• Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• National War Memorial (Canada)
• The Ottawa Memorial
Closeup of figures and inscription
References
Reconciliation: The Peacekeeping Monument is a • National Capital Commission - Reconciliation: The
monument in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, commem- Peacekeeping Monument
orating Canada’s role in international peacekeeping and Coordinates: 45°25′43.58″N 75°41′47.49″W / 45.4287722°N
the soldiers who have participated and are currently par- 75.696525°W / 45.4287722; -75.696525
ticipating, both living and dead.
It is located between St. Patrick Street and Murray Gough, P.J. (2002) ‘Invicta Pax’ Monuments, Memorials and
Street, in the centre of the intersection where they meet Peace ; an analysis of the Canadian Peacekeeping Monument,
Mackenzie Avenue and Sussex Drive; this places it just Ottawa, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 8, 3.
south of the National Gallery of Canada and just north of pp.201-223, ISSN 1352-7258.
the American Embassy and Major’s Hill Park. Artist Jack
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