[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480" caption=" Astrolabe Theatre: No more postcard views under Champlain's statue?"][/caption] One of Ottawa's outdoor performance spaces, the Astrolabe Theatre—a legacy of the 1967 Centennial celebrations—is slated for demolition by the NCC this summer, and it's unclear what exactly is to replace it. Behind the National Gallery of Canada lies Nepean Point, which boasts arguably the best view in Ottawa, overlooking the Ottawa River and the Alexandra Bridge to Québec. At the crest of the hill stands a statue of Samuel de Champlain erected in 1915 to celebrate the tricentennial of his exploration of the area. He holds aloft (upside down, and incorrectly) an astrolabe—a device used to make navigational calculations based on the position of the sun and stars (the forerunner of today's handheld GPS devices). It is from this that the amphitheatre situated on the side of the hill facing the Parliament buildings takes its name. It was built as a vantage point for the sound and light show on Parliament Hill, and used for many decades as for concerts and other performances.