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Profile & Gallery of Places in Alberta (Calgary – Edmonton) | Earth’s Face

Posted on September 14, 2021 by CultSurf

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CALGARY

/KAL-ger-ee/ * /KAL-guh-ree/

EDMONTON

/ED-muhn-TUHN/ * /ED-min-TIN/

satellite map of the city of Calgary, Alberta

satellite map of the city of Edmonton, Canada

Name origin

Edmonton: originally Fort Edmonton, a fur trading post, named after Edmonton, England, the birthplace of a founding governor, Sir James Winter Lake

Calgary: named for the hamlet of Calgary, Scotland

Population

Edmonton: City <981,000 – Metro <1,321,000

Calgary: City <1,336,000 – Metro <1,392,000

Location

Edmonton: Central Alberta, aspen parklands region

Calgary: Southern Alberta, foothills/prairies region

Calgary is along the Bow River and the Elbow River. Edmonton is along the North Saskatchewan River.

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Cities of Alberta Image Gallery: Calgary & Edmonton

a main square with colonial buildings and horse drawn carriage, Calgary's Heritage Park and village — Heritage Park, Calgary – Bernard Spragg

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the wonderland sculpture in downtown Calgary, Alberta — Wonderland sculpture – Davide Colonna

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a scene with skyscrapers and the wonderland sculpture on the streets of downtown Calgary, Canada — Nataliia Kvitovska

interior view of the Peace Bridge in Calgary — Peace Bridge, Denisse Leon

the Peace Bridge at evening over the Bow River leading to downtown Calgary — Robert Montgomery

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footbridge from Prince's Island Park with view of the Calgary skyline — Prince’s Island Park – Richard Carter

the Calgary Tower at night with lights, Alberta, Canada — Calgary Tower – asweseeit.ca CANADA

riders on horseback holding Canadian flags during the Calgary Stampede — Calgary Stampede – Leif Harboe

bronco riding at a rodeo during the Calgary Stampede — Sean Robertson

exterior of knox united church in downtown Calgary — Knox United Church – Bill Longstaff

ceiling of the chinese cultural centre in Calgary — Chinese Cultural Centre – Ricky Leong

a penguin swimming in water at the calgary zoo — Calgary Zoo – Bernard Spragg

black and white of studio bell centre, a place in calgary — Studio Bell – Michael Brager Photography

an autumn trail in fish creek provincial park, Canada's biggest urban park — Fish Creek Provincial Park – Bernard Spragg

fort calgary exterior in the snow — Fort Calgary – Bernard Spragg

the devonian gardens within the CORE shopping centre, Calgary, Alberta — Devonian Gardens – M Cheung

CORE Shopping Centre exterior and busy street in central Calgary — CORE Shopping Centre – Andres Alvarado

the Central Library in Calgary interior architecture — Central Library – Bilal Karim

view of Calgary skyline from the Bow River — Bow River – Bernard Spragg

stephen avenue in the evening with some light decorations, Calgary — Stephen Ave – Ayrcan

walking bridge over a wetland area in outer Calgary — Ahmed Zalabany

street art designs on a building in Calgary, CANAda — Toni Reed

interesting buildings and skyscrapers from street view at night in Calgary — Ryunosuke Kikuno

Hawrelak Park and Edmonton skyline — Hawrelak Park – Kurayba

neon sign museum at dusk in Edmonton, Alberta — Neon Sign Museum – WherezJeff

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pyramids of muttart conservatory in Edmonton, Canada — Muttart Conservatory – Mack Male

old streetcar and building in Fort Edmonton Park — Fort Edmonton Park – Richard Laperche

west edmonton mall interior with bridge and canal, major place in Alberta — West Edmonton Mall – GoToVan

Art Gallery of Alberta exterior cool architecture — Art Gallery of Alberta – IQRemix

Art Gallery of Alberta interior cool architecture, Edmonton — IQRemix

Royal Alberta Museum exterior — Royal Alberta Museum – Doug Zwick

view of Edmonton skyline from across north saskatchewan river — North Saskatchewan River Valley – Kurayba

North Saskatchewan River Valley at evening with Edmonton skyline — WherezJeff

ice castles exhibition in Edmonton — Ice Castles – Jason Woodhead

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Alberta Legislature Building with lit Christmas Tree and decorations in front at evening, Edmonton — Alberta Legislature Building – WherezJeff

view of downtown Edmonton from under a bridge across the north saskatchewan river at night — WherezJeff

North Saskatchewan River at evening with sun reflecting on the water — North Saskatchewan River – Richard Bukowski

University of Alberta Botanic Garden from bench view across a pond — University of Alberta Botanic Garden – Janusz Sliwinski

central city of Edmonton at sundown with bridge — Alex Pugliese

blue lights reflecting on the inside of a bridge passageway in Edmonton, Canada — Alex Pugliese

snow-covered walkway view from a bridge in the morning in Edmonton — Corey Tran

man on the steps in downtown edmonton, alberta at night with lights and christmas decor — Redd