The Garden of the Provinces and Territories was implemented as part of the Greber Plan, and is Ottawa’s most recognizable piece of modern landscape architecture. The Garden is located on the corner of Wellington Street and Bay Street. The Garden was originally meant to act as a symbol of each province’s place in the Confederation, and was renamed the Garden of the Provinces and Territories in 2005, to acknowledge Canada’s territories.

The garden is composed of two sections: a rectilinear, gridded, terraced section that bridges the vertical gap between Sparks Street and Wellington Street, and a larger park with a picturesque landscape to the west. The garden features the Fountain of the Great Lakes, a concrete fountain designed by Emil G. van der Meulen, as well as the Tree Fountain, a sculpture representative of Canada’s forests, designed by Norman Slater.

As of 2023, a new monument is under construction in the western portion of the garden, adjacent to the terraces.

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