National Holocaust Monument, Monument at Wellington and Booth Streets intersection in Ottawa, Canada
The National Holocaust Monument is a memorial across from the Canadian War Museum at Wellington and Booth Streets in Ottawa, designed by Daniel Libeskind. It consists of six concrete triangular segments forming a star shape, with interior spaces for gathering and exhibition panels lining the walls and passages. The monument also features photographs by Edward Burtynsky and offers a view of the Peace Tower.
Laura Grosman, granddaughter of a Polish-born Holocaust survivor and a second-year university student, campaigned for a Canadian memorial and met MPs until Tim Uppal introduced Bill C-442, which received Royal Assent on March 25, 2011. Construction delays pushed the planned 2015 unveiling to September 27, 2017, when the monument designed by Daniel Libeskind was officially unveiled.
The monument's team was led by Lord Cultural Resources, with landscape architect Claude Cormier contributing after Daniel Libeskind persuaded him to join, hoping he would bring a sense of hope and optimism. Edward Burtynsky's photographs of Holocaust sites line the concrete passages, and the structure frames a view of the Peace Tower.
The memorial stands at the northeast corner of Wellington and Booth Streets, directly across from the Canadian War Museum and about 1.5 km from Parliament Hill. It is overseen by the National Capital Commission and can be reached on foot or by public transit. No admission is charged.
The monument was built because of Laura Grosman, a second-year university student and granddaughter of a Polish-born Holocaust survivor. She met MPs to push for a private member's bill, and Tim Uppal introduced the National Holocaust Monument Act in 2010; it received Royal Assent on March 25, 2011. Uppal noted Canada was the only allied nation without such a memorial.
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