Samuel de Champlain Statue by Hamilton MacCarthy

Nepean Point is a hill in Ottawa, overlooking the Ottawa River, Parliament, the Museum of Civilization, and other features of downtown Ottawa and Gatineau. It is located between the National Gallery of Canada and Alexandra Bridge.

At the peak of the hill is a statue of French explorer Samuel de Champlain holding his famous astrolabe upside down. It was made by sculptor Hamilton MacCarthy in 1915.

Previously, the statue also featured a kneeling First Nations (Anishinabe) scout, added in 1918 to "signify how the native people helped Champlain navigate through the waters of the Ottawa River", but this has been relocated to nearby Major's Hill Park.

The small amphitheatre on the point is known as "Astrolabe Theatre", presumably a reference to Champlain.

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Samuel de Champlain statue by Hamilton MacCarthy

Nepean Point is a hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, overlooking the Ottawa River, Parliament, the Museum of Civilization, and other features of downtown Ottawa and Gatineau. It is located between the National Gallery of Canada and Alexandra Bridge.

At the peak of the hill is a statue of French explorer Samuel de Champlain holding his famous astrolabe upside down. It was made by sculptor Hamilton MacCarthy in 1915.

Previously, the statue also featured a kneeling First Nations (Anishinabe) scout, added in 1918 to "signify how the native people helped Champlain navigate through the waters of the Ottawa River", but this has been relocated to nearby Major's Hill Park.

The small amphitheatre on the point is known as "Astrolabe Theatre", presumably a reference to Champlain.

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Samuel De Champlain statue by Hamilton MacCarthy

On Nepean Point, a hill in Ottawa.

Photo 80, May 2012

Champlain Monument and theater

Photo 170, May 2012

Statue of Samuel de Champlain on Nepean Point

Nepean Point is a hill in Ottawa, overlooking the Ottawa River, Parliament, the Museum of Civilization, and other features of downtown Ottawa and Gatineau. It is located between the National Gallery of Canada and Alexandra Bridge.

At the peak of the hill is a statue of French explorer Samuel de Champlain holding his famous astrolabe upsidedown. It was made by sculptor Hamilton MacCarthy in 1915. It was sculpted in 1915 to commemmorate the 300th anniversary of his second voyage up the Ottawa River.

Photo 1206, June 2010