Dominion Public Buildings in Canada

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series of federal government buildings

Dominion Public Buildings in Canada are a series of prominent federal government structures designed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that helped define the architectural identity of Canada’s national institutions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	series of federal government buildings ⓘ
administeredBy	Public Services and Procurement Canada ⓘ surface form: Public Works and Government Services Canada
architecturalStyle	Art Deco ⓘ Beaux-Arts ⓘ Classical Revival ⓘ
associatedWith	development of Canadian federal identity ⓘ expansion of federal services in the early 20th century ⓘ nation-building after Confederation ⓘ
category	government architecture in Canada ⓘ historic public buildings in Canada ⓘ
constructionEnd	mid-20th century (for main wave) ⓘ
constructionStart	circa 1880s ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
definingCharacteristic	classical detailing ⓘ formal symmetry ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ prominent corner or downtown sites ⓘ use of durable masonry materials ⓘ
function	house national institutions and services ⓘ symbolize federal presence in Canadian cities ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Federal Heritage Building (various individual buildings) ⓘ
heritageValue	architectural significance ⓘ historical significance ⓘ urban landmark value ⓘ
influencedBy	British imperial civic architecture ⓘ French Beaux-Arts training of architects ⓘ
locatedIn	Calgary ⓘ surface form: Calgary, Alberta Halifax ⓘ surface form: Halifax, Nova Scotia Ottawa ⓘ surface form: Ottawa, Ontario Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada ⓘ surface form: Regina, Saskatchewan St. John’s ⓘ surface form: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Toronto ⓘ surface form: Toronto, Ontario Vancouver ⓘ surface form: Vancouver, British Columbia Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⓘ surface form: Winnipeg, Manitoba
owner	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada
partOf	Canadian federal built heritage ⓘ
significantPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
typicalFeature	decorative metalwork ⓘ formal interior lobbies and halls ⓘ grand entrance porticos ⓘ large arched windows ⓘ ornamental stone carving ⓘ
use	customs and revenue offices ⓘ federal government offices ⓘ post office facilities ⓘ

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