Aberdeen Pavilion

The Aberdeen Pavilion located at 1000 Exhibition Way, Ottawa, ON is a staple landmark of Ottawa at Lansdowne Park. It was first erected in 1898 by the Dominion Bridge Company and was designed by the infamous Ottawa architect, Moses Chamberlain Edey, who is also credited for the Daly Building in downtown Ottawa. The building was originally built for the Central Canada Exhibition Association as an exhibition site to showcase agriculture and cattle, hence its nickname the “Cattle Castle”. Its name is derived from the Earl of Aberdeen, a governor general at the time and an active supporter of agricultural fairs, whom it is honoured to. Having been more than a century old, this building has had various functions such as being an exhibition site for cattle and agriculture, transformed into an arena for hosting the Stanley Cup championships, serving as a home and training base for troops in the war, and currently operating as a large hall that can be used for numerous purposes.