[tone] With the ever-diversifying demographics of the Halifax urban area, the stereotypical idiosyncracies that are often associated with people from Atlantic Canada are slowly withering.

It is connected to the Downtown Halifax Link, and directly to the World Trade and Convention Centre.

Located off Brunswick Street, the clock faces the harbour and is another example of Palladian architecture within the urban area of Halifax.

Originally established with the arrival of Edward Cornwallis and the out break of Father Le Loutre's War (1749), the current fort was built in the Victorian Era as the hub of the historic defence system for the port.

As a result, there is viewplane legislation that restricts vertical development that might block the direct line of sight from Citadel Hill to the harbour and George's Island in particular.

[citation needed] Finished construction in 1819, Province House is a fantastic example of Palladian architecture in North America.

[citation needed] Historic Properties, a collection of 19th-century warehouses converted into shops and restaurants, is located nearby.

In summertime the preserved World War II corvette HMCS Sackville operates as a museum ship and Canada's naval memorial.

[citation needed] The area is home to approximately 200 restaurants and bars, providing an interesting array of world cuisine.

The nightlife is made up of bars and small music venues as well as Casino Nova Scotia, a large facility built partially over the water.

Notable retail areas include Park Lane, Spring Garden Road and Scotia Square.

[citation needed] The Shakespeare by the Sea theatre company performs at nearby Point Pleasant Park.

It has a concert-capacity of up-to 13,000-people, and has hosted bands-and-musicians, comedians, multi-sport events and motivational speakers.

[tone] Downtown Halifax is similar to other central business districts where it has many varied crosswalks, hills, paths, and sidewalks.

Its total-length from Highway 111 in the North End-to-Inglis Street in the South End is approximately 7 km (4.3 mi).

The streets in the downtown area are set in a grid pattern like the rest of the Halifax Peninsula, the way the town officials originally planned in the 18th century.