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| National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa |
As the capital city of Canada, Ottawa has a lot to offer.
There are to a lot of things to see in our capital city. One of the places we visited was the National Gallery
of Canada.
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| A spider sculpture welcomes visitors to the National Gallery of Canada |
Though we visited this city numerous times, we only visited the art gallery once in the past.
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| The Great Hall of the National Gallery of Canada |
Upon entering the entrance of the gallery, we were led to the great hall which has a vaulted ceiling and a full wall made with glass.
The Great Hall provides visitors with a breathtaking view of the parliament buildings from across the river.
The National Gallery is a modern, magnificent sunlit building constructed with lots of glass panels located right in the downtown of Ottawa.
The gallery building itself is spectacular and it is something to behold.
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| The magnificent Great Hall provides a spectacular view of the Parliament Buildings across the river |
We got to the gallery around 5pm.
and checked out the cafeteria first before it closed.
A few visitors, including us, were taking advantage of the fine weather and enjoying their meals on the terrace of the gallery.
Art objects were placed throughout the gallery including the dining area of the cafeteria.
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| Looking out from the window of the National Gallery's cafeteria, Ottawa, Canada |
I loved the design of the windows in the dining area of the cafeteria. Looking out one of the windows, we had an amazing view of the architecture outside on the gallery's lawn.
We walked through many of the spacious halls of the National Gallery,
There were many objects to see and various displays on many different genres of arts.
We enjoyed looking at the old masters' pieces as well as the newer more modern kinds of artwork.
The National Gallery of Canada is a huge place that houses many precious pieces of artwork.
We love seeing art pieces made of different mediums.
This paper cutting art piece on the left was one of my most favourites in the National Gallery.
We needed to be strategic so that we could see what we really wanted to see on this visit.
We made sure we saw the special exhibition on at the time.
Besides displays of paintings, objects and sculptures at the National Gallery, we also saw beautiful architectural spaces within the walls of the gallery.
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| The Garden Court |
There were two architectural spaces which we enjoyed visiting the most and lingered a little longer than the other ones. They were:
A. The Garden Court -
I loved this sand/ rock garden with high glass ceiling with sun light flooding into the area.
In addition to the sunlight flooding the area, the numerous arches leading to a centre courtyard gives it a warm and welcoming ambiance.
On the upper level of the Garden Court, there were seating all around so that visitors could sit and rest their tired feet.
It was peaceful and quiet sitting and looking down to the court yard.
B. The Rideau Chapel
The Rideau Chapel took our breath away! We were surprised to find such rare and spectacular architecture within the National Gallery of Canada.
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| The Rideau Chapel, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa |
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| We sat and listened to the Forty Part Motet in the Rideau Chapel at the National Gallery of Canada |
We learned that the Rideau Street Chapel was built in 1887 on Rideau Street as part of a boarding school.
Later the school was sold and the National Gallery was able to relocate the chapel and its original altar, all 1123 pieces of it to its current location in 1988, thereby preserving this rare piece of Canadian architecture,.
We sat in this beautiful place and enjoyed the Forty Part Motet - Forty separately recorded parts were played back through forty speakers positioned around this chapel.
We had a fabulous visit at the National Gallery! We went on a Thursday which was free admission from 5pm to closing. It was enough time to see a lot of the displays.
Two thumbs up!
R.T.
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Canada
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