Ogden Point Breakwater
the Ogden Point Breakwater is an imposing 800 meter (2,500 foot) granite and concrete breakwater was completed in 1916 in anticipation of an increase in shipping expected from the Panama Canal, which was then under construction. On the inside of breakwater is the beautiful ‘Land and Sea’ mural project which covers the whole 800 meters of the breakwater. The mural was a project initiated by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority in collaboration with the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations and shares the legends of the Coast Salish people
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