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Province House is the seat of the Nova Scotia government and is an excellent example of Georgian style architecture. Guided tours allow visitors to admire the elegant furnishings. Queen Caroline’s portrait hangs next to a matching canvas of George I, her father-in-law, not her husband George II as would be proper and fitting.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
The province’s main art collection is unusual and offers visitors a look at works by Canadian artists. The sections on children’s and folk art are also quite interesting as is the Victorian building in which the muesum is housed. The foundation recently purchased the former home of native daughter painter Maude Lewis. The small cottage is used as a gallery to showcase her work. The museum opens daily until 5 PM.
Fairview cemetery
Three cemeteries were selected as final resting places for passengers from the Titanic. Fairview cemetery, where more than 100 victims are buried has been Halifax’s biggest tourist attraction in recent years. The port was a key operation and three local ships were dispatched to the Atlantic site to assist in the dour recovery effort. Rows of plain granite headstones, each inscribed with the same haunting date, April 15, 1912, recall the disaster. Love-struck teen girls flock to the tomb of J Dawson, who was a real crew member, but is not the fictional Jack Dawson from the film, and certainly has nothing to do with heart throb Leonardo Dicaprio.
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