Senate of Canada Building
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The Senate of Canada Building is a historic Beaux-Arts structure in downtown Ottawa that now serves as the temporary home of Canada’s Senate chamber and related parliamentary functions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate of Canada Chamber, Parliament Hill, Ottawa | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts building
ⓘ
government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ parliamentary building ⓘ |
| architect |
John W. Orrock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ross and Macdonald ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Beaux-Arts architecture in Canada
ⓘ
Parliament Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Canada buildings
Railway stations in Ottawa ⓘ |
| city | Ottawa ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 45.425°N 75.694°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| formerName |
Grand Trunk Central Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottawa Train Station ⓘ Union Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionSince | temporary Senate home since 2019 ⓘ |
| hasChamber | Senate chamber ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
committee rooms
ⓘ
offices ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
grand colonnade
ⓘ
large central hall ⓘ ornamental interior detailing ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Classified Federal Heritage Building ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Ottawa ⓘ Parliament Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Parliamentary Precinct, Ottawa
downtown Ottawa ⓘ |
| managedBy | Public Services and Procurement Canada ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Château Laurier (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fairmont Château Laurier
Parliament Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| occupant | Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | railway station ⓘ |
| originalOperator |
Canadian National Railway
ⓘ
Grand Trunk Railway ⓘ |
| owner |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| reasonForTemporaryUse | Centre Block rehabilitation ⓘ |
| use |
parliamentary functions
ⓘ
temporary home of the Senate of Canada ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Speaker of the Senate of Canada
this entity surface form:
Senate of Canada Chamber, Parliament Hill, Ottawa
this entity surface form:
Senate of Canada Chamber, Parliament Hill, Ottawa