Parliament Buildings

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The Parliament Buildings are the iconic Gothic Revival complex in Ottawa that houses Canada’s federal legislature and serves as a national symbol of Canadian democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary building complex
seat of legislature
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
constructionStartDate 1859
contains Cabinet meeting rooms
Hall of Honour
Memorial Chamber
Parliamentary Library
surface form: Parliamentary Library reading room

Prime Minister’s Office (within Centre Block historically)
House of Commons chamber
surface form: chamber of the House of Commons

chamber of the Senate
committee rooms
offices of Members of Parliament
offices of Senators
country Canada
designatedAs National Historic Site of Canada
features Centre Block lawn
copper roofs
gargoyles and grotesques
stone carvings
hasPart Centre Block (historical)
surface form: Centre Block

Confederation Building (East Block)
surface form: Confederation Building

East Block
Main Justice Building
surface form: Justice Building

Library of Parliament
Parliament Hill
surface form: Peace Tower

Senate of Canada Building
surface form: Sir John A. Macdonald Building

Valour Building
Wellington Building
West Block
West Block courtyard chamber
heightOfMainTower 92.2 metres
houses House of Commons of Canada
Senate of Canada
inaugurationDate 1866
locatedIn Ontario
Ottawa
Parliament Hill
mainClockTower Parliament Hill
surface form: Peace Tower
maintainedBy Public Services and Procurement Canada
overlooks Ottawa River
ownedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
partOf National Historic Site of Canada (Parliament Hill precinct)
surface form: Parliament Hill National Historic Site of Canada
rebuiltAfter Parliament Hill fire of 1916
surface form: Great Fire of 1916
servesAs seat of the Parliament of Canada
symbolOf Canada
Canadian democracy
usedFor federal legislative sessions
national commemorations
state ceremonies

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House of Commons of Canada buildingComplex Parliament Buildings
Shaw Centre hasViewOf Parliament Buildings
Supreme Court of Canada Building nearbyLandmark Parliament Buildings
Parliament of Barbados symbol Parliament Buildings
this entity surface form: Parliament Buildings clock tower
Hall of Honour partOf Parliament Buildings
this entity surface form: Parliament Buildings (Canada)
East Block partOf Parliament Buildings
Confederation Square hasView Parliament Buildings