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Esplanade Riel is a pedestrian bridge located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was named in honour of Louis Riel.[
It is a side-spar cable-stayed bridge which spans the Red River connecting downtown Winnipeg with St. Boniface, and it is paired with a vehicular bridge, the Provencher Bridge. The bridge includes an architectural composite tower that is prestressed with a cantilevered and stayed semi-circular plaza area at the base of the tower. The plaza provides space for commercial activities and as well as a restaurant
NOTABLE PEOPLE BURIED IN THE CATHEDRAL ARE; Louis Riel, (22 October 1844 -- 16 November 1885)) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies.Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba,Riel was a central figure in the NORTH-WEST REBELLION (b at Red River Settlement [Man] 22 Oct 1844; d at Regina 16 Nov 1885). Riel was educated at St Boniface and studied for the priesthood at the Collège de Montréal. In 1865 he studied law with Rodolphe Laflamme,
Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (18 March 1840 -- 8 June 1923) was a military leader of the Métis under the command of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870. He is buried in the churchyard of the St. Boniface Cathedral next to Riel.
On Sept 24, 1738, middle-aged explorer Pierre La Verendrye arrived at the Forks. La Verendrye was born in
At age 53, he set up Fort Rouge, at the south point of the present site of the Forks, which is thought to have been the first European building in Winnipeg. He also established Fort La Reine on the current site of Portage La Prairie. He chose this location because it was a quick Portage up to Lake Manitoba.
The first church on the site was founded by Fr. Norbert Provencher, a priest and future bishop, who ordered its construction in 1818 in the form of a small log chapel. In 1832 Bishop Provencher built the first cathedral but on December 14, 1860, a fire destroyed the first building. In 1862, Bishop Alexandre Antonin Taché rebuilt the cathedral in stone.By 1900, St. Boniface was the fifth largest city in the West and needed a larger cathedral. Local contractors Senecal and Smith were engaged to build a new cathedral to plans by Montreal architect Jean-Omer Marchand.On August 15, 1906, Monsignor Louis-Philippe Adelard Langevin dedicated the cathedral, which became one of the most imposing churches in Western Canada.
On July 22, 1968, the 1906 cathedral was damaged in a fire, destroying many features including the rose window. Only the facade, sacristy, and the walls of the old church were saved and stored.
In 1972, a new cathedral, designed by Étienne Gaboury and Denis Lussier, was built behind the 1906 façade.
The Institute for stained glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at St Boniface Cathedral
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Esplanade Riel is a pedestrian bridge located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was named in honour of Louis Riel.[
It is a side-spar cable-stayed bridge which spans the Red River connecting downtown Winnipeg with St. Boniface, and it is paired with a vehicular bridge, the Provencher Bridge. The bridge includes an architectural composite tower that is prestressed with a cantilevered and stayed semi-circular plaza area at the base of the tower. The plaza provides space for commercial activities and as well as a restaurant
NOTABLE PEOPLE BURIED IN THE CATHEDRAL ARE; Louis Riel, (22 October 1844 -- 16 November 1885)) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies.Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba,Riel was a central figure in the NORTH-WEST REBELLION (b at Red River Settlement [Man] 22 Oct 1844; d at Regina 16 Nov 1885). Riel was educated at St Boniface and studied for the priesthood at the Collège de Montréal. In 1865 he studied law with Rodolphe Laflamme,
Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (18 March 1840 -- 8 June 1923) was a military leader of the Métis under the command of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870. He is buried in the churchyard of the St. Boniface Cathedral next to Riel.
On Sept 24, 1738, middle-aged explorer Pierre La Verendrye arrived at the Forks. La Verendrye was born in
At age 53, he set up Fort Rouge, at the south point of the present site of the Forks, which is thought to have been the first European building in Winnipeg. He also established Fort La Reine on the current site of Portage La Prairie. He chose this location because it was a quick Portage up to Lake Manitoba.
The first church on the site was founded by Fr. Norbert Provencher, a priest and future bishop, who ordered its construction in 1818 in the form of a small log chapel. In 1832 Bishop Provencher built the first cathedral but on December 14, 1860, a fire destroyed the first building. In 1862, Bishop Alexandre Antonin Taché rebuilt the cathedral in stone.By 1900, St. Boniface was the fifth largest city in the West and needed a larger cathedral. Local contractors Senecal and Smith were engaged to build a new cathedral to plans by Montreal architect Jean-Omer Marchand.On August 15, 1906, Monsignor Louis-Philippe Adelard Langevin dedicated the cathedral, which became one of the most imposing churches in Western Canada.
On July 22, 1968, the 1906 cathedral was damaged in a fire, destroying many features including the rose window. Only the facade, sacristy, and the walls of the old church were saved and stored.
In 1972, a new cathedral, designed by Étienne Gaboury and Denis Lussier, was built behind the 1906 façade.
The Institute for stained glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at St Boniface Cathedral
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