Parliament Hill fire of 1916
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The Parliament Hill fire of 1916 was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of Canada's original Centre Block in Ottawa, leading to significant reconstruction of the federal parliamentary buildings.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1916 Parliament Hill fire | 1 |
| Great Fire of 1916 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building fire
ⓘ
disaster in Canada ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| affectedBody | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Centre Block fire of 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleOfReconstruction | Gothic Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
parliamentary staff
ⓘ
visitors ⓘ |
| cause | fire of unknown origin ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 45.4236°N 75.7009°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | 1916-02-03 ⓘ |
| destroyed |
Parliamentary Library interior fittings
ⓘ
original Centre Block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1916-02-04 ⓘ |
| eventSequence | predecessor of construction of current Parliament Buildings ⓘ |
| fireProtectionConsequence | improvements in building safety on Parliament Hill ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | temporary relocation of parliamentary sittings ⓘ |
| heritageImpact |
loss of historic parliamentary artifacts
ⓘ
loss of parliamentary records ⓘ |
| injured | several people ⓘ |
| investigationResult | no conclusive cause determined ⓘ |
| killed | 7 people ⓘ |
| ledTo |
construction of Peace Tower
ⓘ
construction of new Centre Block ⓘ reconstruction of Centre Block ⓘ |
| location |
Canadian Parliament Buildings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Centre Block NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
Canadian newspapers
ⓘ
international press ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Peace Tower memorial chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentInSession | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Ottawa
ⓘ
political history of Canada ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1916 ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompletion | 1927 ⓘ |
| reconstructionStart | 1916 ⓘ |
| securityContext | wartime sabotage fears ⓘ |
| significantFor |
loss of original 19th-century parliamentary interiors
ⓘ
reshaping of Canada’s parliamentary precinct ⓘ |
| startTime | 1916-02-03 ⓘ |
| temporaryParliamentLocation | Victoria Memorial Museum Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Fire of 1916
this entity surface form:
1916 Parliament Hill fire