Atlantic Cruise 2014 - Halifax, Canada Slide Show

Halifax, Canada

Arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Two office buildings. The right hand building houses the U.S. Consulte General, among other organizations.

The Big Pink Bus, offering sightseeing tours of Halifax.

The Governor's Mansion built between 1799 and 1805, replacing an earlier house from 1749. Click the image to see more information.

The Governor's Mansion built between 1799 and 1805, replacing an earlier house from 1749. Click the image to see more information.

The rear of the Governor's Mansion.

Glebe House was built in 1891 to accomodate priests from the adjoining Saint Mary's Cathedral. Long used as offices, it was renovated in 2011 and now houses the archbishop of Halifax, the rector & priests from the cathedral, plus a number of retired priests.

St. Mary's Cathedral. It is the largest Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Halifax, NS, and has the tallest granite spire in North America. Pope Pius XII made it a basilica in 1950. A corner of Glebe House can be seen on the right.

Saint Matthew's Church on Barrington Street. Known originally as St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church, it became a member of the United Church of Canada in 1925.

Saint Matthew's Church on Barrington Street. Known originally as St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church, it became a member of the United Church of Canada in 1925.

Saint Matthew's Church on Barrington Street. Known originally as St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church, it became a member of the United Church of Canada in 1925.

The Sebastopol Monument (or Crimean War Monument) is an arch in the Old Burial Ground. It commemorates the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855). The arch and the surmounting lion were built in 1860 by George Lang. It is located on Barrington Street, pposite Saint Matthew's Church seen in the left picture.

Another picture of the Sebastopol Monument showing part of the old graveyard.

The old graveyard.

Henry House on Barrington Street. It was built in 1834 for John Metzler, a local stonemason, and was home to William Alexander Henry, a co-author of the British North America Act, between 1854 & 1864. Used as a sailors' home in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it became a restaurant in 1968, and continues as such.

View from our ship acros Halifax to the Citadel.

The Sexton Memorial Gymnasium (J Building) fitness center on Barrington Stret. It is part of Dalhousies University.

The Halifax Court House on Spring Garden Road. William Thomas was the architect, and the main building was completed n 1863. The East Wing was added in 1930.

A statue of Winston Churchill in Halifax by Oscar Nemon. Unveiled on January 20th 1980, it stands about 10 feet tall, weighs 1.5 tons.

The Spring Garden Road Memorial Library that closed in Aug 2014. The Churchill statue in the previous picture is situated in the grounds.

Completed in 1803, the town Clock was erected on the east slope of Citadel Hill facing what is now Brunswick Street. It was a gift from Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who was the Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in North America. The clock itself was built by the House of Vulliamy in London.

From the junction of Sackville and Brunswick Streets towards the Halifax Citadel Historic site.

NSCAD University, also known as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. It was founded in 1887.

Barrington Street where one finds many of these beautiful old buildings

Arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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