Ottawa is the capital city of Canada located on the Ottawa River. It has a population of over 1.2 million people and is a bilingual city with both English and French spoken. Some of Ottawa's most famous landmarks include Parliament Hill, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Library of Parliament, and many museums and parks. Ottawa is a modern city with six universities that has grown to be the fourth largest in Canada.

1. Ottawa
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2. General information
Ottawa is the capital city of
Canada and capital city of
Ontario, region in Canada.
Ottawa is the fourth largest
city in Canada, after
Toronto, Montreal and
Vancouver.

3. 1 220 000 people live in Ottawa.
The city is located on the river Ottawa.

4. Parliament Hill is located on the Ottawa River bank

5. The symbols of the city are:
the flag the crest

6. The history of Ottawa
The region was inhabited by Canadian
Indians – Inuit. First Europeans settled down
in 1800. The city was called Bytown. Its
name was changed to Ottawa in 1885.
In 1857 Queen Victoria decided that Ottawa
became the capital city of Canada.
The Languages in
Ottawa are:
70% English
30% French
City is bilingual.

7. Famous people connected
with Ottawa are:
Justin Bieber,
a singer,
he sings popular
songs.
Peter Jennings, Patrick Chan,
a reporter, a figure
a famous skater, gold
television star. medalist in
figure skating
championship
in 2011.

8. There are 6 universities in
Ottawa. For example:
Carleton
University

9. The University of Ottawa

10. Parliament – founded in 1867 by the English Queen.
Sightseeing:
Part of it was burnt in fire in 1916, and rebuilt in 1922.

11. The Library of Parliament, gothic building from the XIX century

12. Cathedral Notre Dame - the oldest church in the city
built in 1841.

14. There are a lot of museums in
Ottawa, for example:
Museum of
Bytown (the first
city), which grew
to big size –
Ottawa City.

15. There are many beautiful parks in Ottawa:
Major’s Hill Park

16. Zoo
Park

17. Ottawa is a very
beautiful, interesting and modern
city
in Canada.

18. By Tomasz Białynicki-Birula,
kl.6c SP 28, Wrocław