Ottawa is Canada’s capital and sixth-largest city. Known for its striking neo-gothic and neo-château architecture, this city is located in the east of southern Ontario, near Montreal and the Upstate New York American border. Thanks to its defensible location at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River, on the border between Ontario and Quebec, Queen Victoria chose ...
While it’s clear that North America isn’t generally known for its castles, Canada is home to a curious collection of imposing buildings resembling medieval fortresses. Built from coast to coast at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, these palatial European-inspired buildings known as the great railway hotels of Canada continue to dominate the skyline ...