Peace Tower

At the centre of Canada’s Parliament buildings in Ottawa, the Peace Tower rises above Centre Block as one of the country’s best-known landmarks. Built after the 1916 fire destroyed the earlier Victoria Tower, it was designed by Jean Omer Marchand and John A. Pearson in a Victorian High Gothic campanile form. Beyond its architectural prominence, the tower was conceived as a memorial to Canadians who died in the First World War. Its Memorial Chamber contains the Books of Remembrance for Canadians who died in service from the War of 1812 to the Korean War, while the tower also serves an ongoing ceremonial role through national flag protocol on Parliament Hill.

Ontario · Canada