Senate of Canada Building

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Beaux-Arts building government building historic building parliamentary building

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.

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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)

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Senate of Canada → meetsIn → Senate of Canada Building ⓘ
Speaker of the Senate → seat → Senate of Canada Building ⓘ
subject surface form: Speaker of the Senate of Canada
this entity surface form: Senate of Canada Chamber, Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Speaker of the Senate of Canada → seat → Senate of Canada Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: Senate of Canada Chamber, Parliament Hill, Ottawa