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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Ottawa, Ontario, Canadaen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1865-1927 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorJones, Chilionen_US
dc.creatorStent, Thomasen_US
dc.creatorLaver, Augustusen_US
dc.date1865-1927en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-25T21:19:18Z
dc.date.available2013-01-25T21:19:18Z
dc.date.issued1865-1927en_US
dc.identifier186141en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1924en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/95335
dc.descriptionThe entire parliamentary precinct measures 112,360 square metres (1,209,433 sq ft), bounded on the north by the Ottawa River, on the east by the Rideau Canal, and on the south by Wellington Street. The main buildings are: the Centre Block, built between 1865 and 1927, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, and featuring the Peace Tower and Library of Parliament; the East Block, built in two stages in 1867 and 1910, containing senators' offices and preserved Confederation-era rooms; and the West Block, built in 1865, containing ministers' and MPs' offices and meeting rooms. The three blocks are disposed around a large grassy quadrangle, while the Centre Block is surrounded by lawns and a walk overlooking the Ottawa River. The Library of Parliament was opened in 1876. The Legislature of the Province of Canada met for the first time in the new building on June 8, 1866, and the new Parliament of the Dominion of Canada began its first session there on November 6, 1867. The overall site is in a combination of the High Victorian Gothic, English garden, formal garden styles popular at the end of the 19th century. The Palace of Westminster and precinct had recently been rebuilt in a similar style in London, and the choice of a gothic rather than an American-inspired neoclassical design, was a symbol of Canada's continued links to Britain.; The entire parliamentary precinct measures 112,360 square metres (1,209,433 sq ft), bounded on the north by the Ottawa River, on the east by the Rideau Canal, and on the south by Wellington Street. The main buildings are: the Centre Block, built between 1865 and 1927, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, and featuring the Peace Tower and Library of Parliament; the East Block, built in two stages in 1867 and 1910, containing senators' offices and preserved Confederation-era rooms; and the West Block, built in 1865, containing ministers' and MPs' offices and meeting rooms. The three blocks are disposed around a large grassy quadrangle, while the Centre Block is surrounded by lawns and a walk overlooking the Ottawa River. The Library of Parliament was opened in 1876. The Legislature of the Province of Canada met for the first time in the new building on June 8, 1866, and the new Parliament of the Dominion of Canada began its first session there on November 6, 1867. The overall site is in a combination of the High Victorian Gothic, English garden, formal garden styles popular at the end of the 19th century. The Palace of Westminster and precinct had recently been rebuilt in a similar style in London, and the choice of a gothic rather than an American-inspired neoclassical design, was a symbol of Canada's continued links to Britain. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 6/17/2009)en_US
dc.format.mediumstone; copperen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectrulers and leadersen_US
dc.subjectCanada. Parliamenten_US
dc.subjectCity planningen_US
dc.subjectgovernmenten_US
dc.subjectNineteenth centuryen_US
dc.subjectVictorianen_US
dc.subjectGothic Revivalen_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.titleCanadian Parliament Buildingsen_US
dc.title.alternativeParliament Hillen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-C-O-CP-B2en_US
vra.culturalContextCanadianen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypelegislative buildingen_US
vra.worktypelibrary (building)en_US
dc.contributor.displayAugustus Laver (American architect, 1834-1898); Chilion Jones (Canadian architect, 1835-1912); Thomas Stent (Canadian architect, active mid-19th century)en_US


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