Cultural Tourism Resources(人文旅游资源)
1)CN Tower(加拿大国家电视塔)
The CN Tower is a 553.33 meter-high concrete communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto,Ontario,Canada.Built on the former Railway Lands,it was completed in 1976,becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure and world's tallest tower at the time.It held both records for 34 years until the completion of Burj Khalifa and Canton Tower in 2010.It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere,a signature icon of Toronto's skyline,and a symbol of Canada,attracting more than two million international visitors annually.
Its name“CN”originally referred to Canadian National,the railway company that built the tower.Following the railway's decision to divest non-core freight railway assets,prior to the company's privatization in 1995,it transferred the tower to the Canada Lands Company,a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development.Since the name CN Tower became common in daily usage,the abbreviation was eventually expanded to Canadian National Tower or Canada's National Tower.However,neither of these names is commonly used.
In 1995,the CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.It also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers,where it holds second-place ranking.
加拿大国家电视塔是位于加拿大安大略省多伦多市中心的一座高553.33米的混凝土通信和观测塔。它建于1976年,是当时世界上最高的独立式建筑,也是当时世界上最高的高塔,现在仍然是西半球最高的独立式建筑,也是加拿大的象征。
它的名字“CN”是指加拿大国家铁路公司,该公司建造了这座塔。1995年,加拿大国家电视塔被美国土木工程师协会列为“世界七大工程奇迹之一”。
2)Chinatown(唐人街)
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in Downtown Toronto,Ontario,Canada,with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses extending along Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue west of the centre of the city.A second area known as East Chinatown,extends along both streets from the intersection of Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street.First developed in the late 19th century,the main Chinatown is now one of the largest Chinatowns in North America and one of several major Chinese-Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area.There are approximately six Chinatowns in Greater Toronto,including in the municipalities of Markham and Mississauga.
唐人街位于加拿大安大略省多伦多市中心的一块飞地,华裔居民和企业在此高度集中。唐人街始建于19世纪末,现在是北美最大的唐人街之一,也是大多伦多地区几个主要的加拿大华人社区之一。大多伦多约有六个唐人街。
3)Toronto University(多伦多大学)
Toronto University is a public research university in Toronto,Ontario,Canada,situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College,the first institution of higher learning in the colony of Upper Canada.Originally controlled by the Church of England,the university assumed the present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution.As a collegiate university,it comprises twelve colleges that differ in character and history,each retaining substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs.It has two satellite campuses located in Scarborough and Mississauga.
Academically,the University of Toronto is noted for influential movements and curricula in literary criticism and communication theory,known collectively as the Toronto School.The university was the birthplace of insulin and stem cell research,and was the site of the first practical electron microscope,the development of multi-touch technology,the identification of Cygnus X-1 as a black hole,and the theory of NPcompleteness.By a significant margin,it receives the most annual scientific research funding of any Canadian university.It is one of two members of the Association of American Universities located outside the United States.
多伦多大学是加拿大安大略省多伦多市的一所公立研究型大学,位于皇后公园周围。1827年,皇家特许成立国王学院,这是上加拿大殖民地的第一所高等学府。这所大学由12个学院组成,还有两个卫星校区位于士嘉堡和密西沙加。
学术上,多伦多大学以具有影响力的运动、文学批评和传播学理论而闻名,被统称为“多伦多学派”。这所大学是胰岛素和干细胞研究的发源地,也是第一台实用电子显微镜、多点触控技术、天鹅座X-1黑洞的鉴定以及NP完全性理论的诞生地。(https://www.daowen.com)
4)The Vancouver Convention Center(温哥华会议中心)
The Vancouver Convention Center(formerly known as the Vancouver Convention &Exhibition Centre,or VCEC),is a convention centre in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada;it is one of Canada's largest convention centers.With the opening of the new West Building in 2009,it now has 43340 m2 of meeting space.It is owned by the British Columbia Pavilion Corporation,a crown corporation owned by the government of British Columbia.
温哥华会议中心是加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华市的一个会议中心,也是加拿大最大的会议中心之一。2009年新西楼启用后,它现在有43340平方米的会议空间。
5)The Royal Ontario Museum(皇家安大略博物馆)
The Royal Ontario Museum(ROM)is a museum of art,world culture and natural history in Toronto,Canada.It is one of the largest museums in North America,the largest in Canada,and attracts over one million visitors every year,the second most for a Canadian art museum.The museum is north of Queen's Park,in the University of Toronto district,with its main entrance on Bloor Street West.The museum subway station is named after the ROM,and since 2008,i tis decorated to resemble the institution's collection.
皇家安大略博物馆位于多伦多大学区皇后公园以北,主入口位于布鲁尔街以西,是加拿大多伦多的艺术、世界文化和自然历史博物馆。它是北美最大的博物馆之一,也是加拿大最大的博物馆。
6)Casa Loma(卡萨罗马古堡)
Casa Loma(Spanish for Hill House)is a Gothic Revival style house and gardens in midtown Toronto,Ontario,Canada,tha tis now a museum and landmark.It was originally a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt.Casa Loma was constructed over a three-year period from 1911-1914.The architect of the mansion was E.J.Lennox,who was also responsible for the designs of several other city landmarks.Casa Loma is situated at an altitude of 140 m.
卡萨罗马古堡是加拿大安大略省多伦多市中心一座哥特式复兴风格的房子和花园,现在是一座博物馆和多伦多的地标。它最初是金融家亨利·米尔·柏拉特爵士的住所。
7)Parliament Hill(国会山)
Parliament Hill,colloquially known as The Hill,is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa,Ontario.Its Gothic revival suite of buildings serves as the home of the Parliament of Canada and contains a number of architectura lelements of nationa lsymbolic importance.Parliamen tHil lattracts approximately 3 million visitors each year.
Originally the site of a military base in the 18th and early 19th centuries,development of the area into a governmental precinct began in 1859,after Queen Victoria chose Bytown as the capital of the Province of Canada.Following a number of extensions to the parliament and departmental buildings and a fire in 1916 that destroyed the Center Block,Parliament Hill took on its present form with the completion of the Peace Tower in 1927.Since 2002,an extensive$1 billion renovation and rehabilitation project has been underway throughout all of the precinct's buildings;work is not expected to be complete until after 2020.
国会山位于安大略省渥太华市中心渥太华河南岸的一片王室领地。它的哥特式复兴建筑群是加拿大议会的所在地,包含了许多具有国家象征意义的建筑元素。
它最初是18世纪和19世纪初的军事基地所在地。1859年维多利亚女王选择拜镇作为加拿大省首府后,该地区开始发展成为政府管辖区。国会山经过多次扩建之后,呈现出现在的样貌。