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University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

75 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa, Ontario

The University of Ottawa (uOttawa or U of O) (French: Université d'Ottawa) is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 42.5 hectares (105 acres) in the residential neighbourhood of Sandy Hill, adjacent to Ottawa's Rideau Canal. The university offers a wide variety of academic programs, administered by ten faculties. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.

The University of Ottawa was first established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the first bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa, Joseph-Bruno Guigues. Placed under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, it was renamed the College of Ottawa in 1861 and received university status five years later through royal charter. On 5 February 1889, the university was granted a pontifical charter by Pope Leo XIII, elevating the institution to a pontifical university. The University was reorganized on 1 July 1965 as a corporation, independent from any outside body or religious organization. As a result, the civil and pontifical charters were kept by the newly created Saint Paul University, federated with the university. The remaining civil faculties were retained by the reorganized university.

The university is co-educational and enrolls over 40,000 students, over 35,000 undergraduate and over 6,000 post-graduate students. The university has more than 185,000 alumni. The university's athletic teams are known as the Gee-Gees and are members of Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

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    guestBook Guestbook/ yamaneko/ Apr 8, 2017

    Probably one of the nicest building on campus, in terms of historical value, but also for its architecture and the inside. Walk up the stairs, it's pretty amazing. Many films were shot on its ground.

  • Calm campus in a busy city
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    The history department building is probably my favourite, as it is the oldest building on campus - red brick Second-empire looking number kitty corner to the church.

University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

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  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ yamaneko/ Aug 8, 2017
  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ ahera079/ Apr 13, 2017
  • Tabaret Hall
    guestBook Guestbook/ yamaneko/ Apr 8, 2017

    Probably one of the nicest building on campus, in terms of historical value, but also for its architecture and the inside. Walk up the stairs, it's pretty amazing. Many films were shot on its ground.

  • Calm campus in a busy city
    guestBook Guestbook/ Naluukti/ Aug 14, 2016

    The history department building is probably my favourite, as it is the oldest building on campus - red brick Second-empire looking number kitty corner to the church.

The University of Ottawa (uOttawa or U of O) (French: Université d'Ottawa) is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 42.5 hectares (105 acres) in the residential neighbourhood of Sandy Hill, adjacent to Ottawa's Rideau Canal. The university offers a wide variety of academic programs, administered by ten faculties. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.

The University of Ottawa was first established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the first bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa, Joseph-Bruno Guigues. Placed under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, it was renamed the College of Ottawa in 1861 and received university status five years later through royal charter. On 5 February 1889, the university was granted a pontifical charter by Pope Leo XIII, elevating the institution to a pontifical university. The University was reorganized on 1 July 1965 as a corporation, independent from any outside body or religious organization. As a result, the civil and pontifical charters were kept by the newly created Saint Paul University, federated with the university. The remaining civil faculties were retained by the reorganized university.

The university is co-educational and enrolls over 40,000 students, over 35,000 undergraduate and over 6,000 post-graduate students. The university has more than 185,000 alumni. The university's athletic teams are known as the Gee-Gees and are members of Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

75 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa, Ontario
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Photo: Public Domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UOttawa-Tabaret_Hall-2008-05-05.jpg