Parliament Hill

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government building complex national symbol tourist attraction

Parliament Hill is the iconic political and cultural heart of Canada in Ottawa, housing the country’s main federal legislative buildings and serving as a symbol of Canadian democracy.

Aliases (13)

Parliament Hill, Ottawa ×2
Centre Block, Parliament Hill ×1
East Block, Parliament Hill ×1
Parliament Buildings in Ottawa ×1
Parliament Buildings, Ottawa ×1
Parliament Hill complex ×1
Parliament Hill grounds ×1
Parliament Hill precinct ×1
Parliament of Canada buildings ×1
Parliamentary Precinct, Ottawa ×1
Peace Tower ×1
West Block (temporary House of Commons chamber) ×1
West Block of Parliament Hill ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building complex → national symbol → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Gothic Revival →
constructionStartDate	1859 →
country	Canada →
function	center of federal legislative activity in Canada → seat of the Parliament of Canada →
governingBody	Parliament of Canada →
hasMonument	Centennial Flame → Victoria Tower Bell → statue of Queen Victoria → statue of Sir John A. Macdonald → statue of Sir Wilfrid Laurier → statue of William Lyon Mackenzie King →
hasPart	Centre Block → Confederation Hall → East Block → Hall of Honour → House of Commons Chamber → Library of Parliament → Parliament Hill grounds → Peace Tower → Senate Chamber → West Block →
hasView	Gatineau → Ottawa River →
heritageStatus	National Historic Site of Canada →
locatedIn	Ontario → Ottawa →
locatedOn	southern bank of the Ottawa River →
maintainedBy	Public Services and Procurement Canada →
near	ByWard Market → Rideau Canal →
notableEvent	Canada Day celebrations → Changing of the Guard ceremony → Sound and Light Show →
ownedBy	Government of Canada →
publicAccess	open to visitors →
reconstructionDate	Centre Block rebuilt after 1916 fire →
securityProvidedBy	Parliamentary Protective Service →
significantEvent	original Centre Block destroyed by fire in 1916 →
symbolizes	Canadian democracy → Canadian federal government → Canadian national identity →
usedFor	federal legislative sessions → national celebrations → official visits → public demonstrations → state ceremonies →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Canadian federal government → Centre Block (historical) → Senate of Canada Building ("Parliamentary Precinct, Ottawa") → Speaker of the Senate of Canada → Supreme Court of Canada Building ("Parliament Hill precinct") →	locatedIn
Thomas Fuller ("Parliament Buildings, Ottawa") → Thomas Fuller ("Centre Block, Parliament Hill") → Thomas Fuller ("East Block, Parliament Hill") →	notableWork
Parliament Hill ("Peace Tower") → Parliament Hill ("Parliament Hill grounds") →	hasPart
National Arts Centre → Shaw Centre →	locatedNear
Cabinet of Canada → Parliament of Canada ("Parliament Hill, Ottawa") →	meetsAt
House of Commons of Canada ("West Block of Parliament Hill") → Parliament of Canada ("West Block (temporary House of Commons chamber)") →	meetsIn
ByWard Market →	adjacentTo
Speaker of the Senate of Canada →	associatedWith
Senate of Canada Building ("Parliament of Canada buildings") →	category
Ottawa Centre →	contains
Ontario →	containsLandmark
Rideau River →	flowsNear
National Capital Region (Canada) →	hasKeyLandmark
Ottawa →	hasLandmark
Ottawa Agreements ("Parliament Hill, Ottawa") →	hasLocationContext
Canada Day →	hasPublicEventsIn
Canadian Museum of History ("Parliament Buildings in Ottawa") →	hasView
Office of the Prime Minister of Canada →	headquartersLocation
House of Commons of Canada →	location
National Gallery of Canada →	near
Prime Minister of Canada →	officeLocation
Canadian Museum of History →	oppositeOf
Centre Block (historical) ("Parliament Hill complex") →	partOf
Parliament of Canada →	seat