The Canadian Tulip Festival is an annual celebration
of friendship and spring flavored with an international theme and
symbolized by the tulip.
The first Canadian Tulip Festival was held in 1953. The tulips have
become an important symbol of international friendship and the beauty
of spring. During the war, the Dutch royal family was hosted at Government
House in Ottawa. Princess Margret was born at the Ottawa Civic Hospital.
In the fall of 1945.
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands presented Ottawa with 100,000
tulip bulbs. The floral gift that began in 1945 has established this
region as The Tulip Capital of North America.
The 50th Anniversary Canadian Tulip Festival was celebrated in 2002.
360º Movies Tulip Festival 2002
360º movie taken in front of
the Dows Lake Pavilion at begin of the Tulip Festival. May 2002. 604
x 420 px, 510 kb.
360º
movie taken in front of the Dows Lake near of the Commissioners
Park at begin of the Tulip Festival. May 2002. 604 x 420 px, 480
kb.
360º movie taken at the Lansdowne Park at
begin of the Tulip Festival. May 2002.
360º movie taken at the Mayor Park Hill
at the end of the Tulip Festival. May 2002.
360º movie taken at the Mayor Park Hill
at the end of the Tulip Festival. May 2002.
360º movie taken at the roof terrace of
the Rideau Centre. May 2002.
Canadian Tulip Festival
50 Anniversary
Pictures taken during the Tulip Festival
2002.
To see the pictures, click on the right image.