点评:Major's Hill Park is an Ottawa city park on the bluff opposite Parliament Hill that are the two sides above the Colonel By Valley which holds the Ottawa Locks of the Rideau Canal. This is a must see like Parliament Hill with great green spaces and incredible and expansive views of the Rideau Canal below.
During the building of the Rideau Canal, the bluff was a green space that contained the house of Colonel By, the engineer in charge of the canal project, and was called Colonel's Hill. In 1832, Colonel By was relieved and recalled to England due to construction cost overruns on the canal. His replacement was Captain Daniel Bolton who was soon after promoted to Major. He completed the canal and stayed in Ottawa until 1843. When he left, the hill and park had been called Major's Hill for 11 years, so the name had stuck as it has until today.
While Col. By lost the job and the hill, he has been somewhat resurrected back to prominence as it is his statue that stands proudly over the bluff and commands the park today. We had the opportunity to see the bluff and walk the park during our afternoon walk through the sights of Ottawa, both Upper and Lower Towns. On a sunny September Sunday, the park was absolutely beautiful with great flowers in bloom and views across the city. There are several great green spaces in Ottawa, but for its history and scenery, this is one you should make a plan to see.
翻译:梅杰斯希尔公园是渥太华市内的一座公园,坐落于议会山对面的高地上。它与议会山分别位于拜尔上校谷地的两侧,而该谷地中则有着里多运河的渥太华水闸。这座公园与议会山一样值得游览:园内绿意盎然,还能欣赏到下方里多运河的壮丽全景。
在修建里多运河期间,这片高地是一片绿地,上面有负责运河工程的工程师拜尔上校的住宅,当时人们称其为“上校山”。1832年,由于运河建设成本超支,拜上校被解职并召回英国。接替他的是丹尼尔·博尔顿上尉,不久后他被晋升为少校。他完成了运河的修建工作,并一直留在渥太华直至1843年。在他离开时,“少校山”这一名称已沿用了11年,因此这个名字便一直沿用至今。
尽管拜上校失去了职位与那座山……他如今又重新变得声名显赫,因为正是他的雕像傲然矗立在悬崖之上,俯瞰着整个公园。午后,我们在游览渥太华的上城与下城时,有幸亲眼见识了那处悬崖以及公园的景致。在一个阳光明媚的九月周日,公园美不胜收:鲜花竞相绽放,城市风光尽收眼底。渥太华有许多不错的绿地,但就历史底蕴与景色而言,此处尤为出众。这是一个值得你制定计划去观看的作品。