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Wellington Street is an important street in Ottawa, Canada most notable for being the street upon which the Parliamentary Precinct is located. The street begins at the Rideau Canal, it is called Rideau Street on the other side of the canal. In downtown it is the furthest north of the east-west running streets being just south of the Ottawa River.
Just west of the bridge over the canal Wellington forms the northern edge of Confederation Square, south of which runs Elgin Street. West of the square is the Langevin Block, home of the Prime Minister's Office. Also on this stretch, opposite Parliament Hill, is the former American embassy and future portrait gallery. At Metcalfe, directly south of the Peace Tower, is an open plaza and the tourist information office. At Wellington and Bank Street is the Wellington Building with the headquarters to the Bank of Canada on the other side of bank. Opposite the Bank on the northern side of the street in the Confederation Building.
Beyond the parliament area there are a number of other important buildings. The Supreme Court of Canada is just to the west of the Confederation building, and opposite it is St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and the East and West Memorial Buildings. West of the Supreme Court is the National Library and Archives of Canada, with the Garden of the Provinces across the street.
Further west the street becomes less spectacular running by the Lebreton Flats and into Westboro.
The street is named after the Duke of Wellington. A number of proposals have been made to name it after something more Canadian, but this has not come to pass. After the death of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau renaming it after him was raised as a possibility, but this was not undertaken.
See also: List of Ottawa roads
Category:Ottawa roads
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