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The inauguration of the monument to Sir George-Étienne-Cartier, the work of sculptor George W. Hill and architects Maxwell, was conducted by telegraph by King George V from his castle in Balmoral in Scotland.
Measuring 40 metres high, the monument is protected by four fierce bronze lions. Other than the statue of Sir George-Étienne-Cartier, the monument features nine figures symbolizing the nine provinces of the time in the front and the back, on the sides, the Legislation and Education and at the summit, the goddess Renown. The architects Marchand, Haskell and Maxwell are credited with the landscape design.
The colossal monument by sculptor George W. Hill commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of George-Étienne Cartier (1814-1873). The unveiling had to wait until the end of the Second World War. Prime Minister of Canada in 1857, George-Étienne-Cartier contributed to the establishment of Confederation, and is therefore, a Father of Confederation.
According to the archives, the unveiling was conducted from afar by King George V who, from distant Scotland, simply pushed an electric button!
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