Honouring Our Fallen
War of 1812 Remembered in Memorial Chamber
The
Fallen
The
Treaty
The names of the fallen
from the War of 1812 are
being added to the more
than 118,000 names of
those who died in
service to Canada. They
are recorded in the
Memorial Chamber on
Parliament Hill.
The addition of a War
of 1812 Book of
Remembrance and
altar marks the 200th
anniversary of the
ratification of the Treaty
of Ghent in 1815 that
ended the war.
The
The
A handcrafted Book of
Remembrance to
commemorate the
fallen from the War of
1812 was added to the
seven existing books.
The book rests on a stone
altar crafted from a block
of Hoptonwood limestone.
The stone comes from the
same quarry as the stone
for the original central altar,
a gift from England. The
poppy, a symbol of
remembrance, is sculpted
into the altar’s bronze legs.
The
The
The altar stands in the
Memorial Chamber,
located at the heart of the
Peace Tower on Parliament
Hill. The original architect
envisioned the Chamber
as a sacred grove of trees
surrounding and protecting
the central altar.
Each morning, at eleven
o’clock, the pages of the
Books of Remembrance
are reverently turned.
Every name is honoured at
least once during the year.
Book
Chamber
Altar
Ceremony
Watch the evolving story of the books and altars:
www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/collineduparlement-parliamenthill/video/autel-altar-eng.html.
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