Le Parlement du Canada / Canada's Parliament

Parliament Hill, across the Ottawa River, is Canada's seat of government. Its main building, the Centre Block, houses the House of Commons and Senate chambers, the Cabinet meeting rooms, and the offices of the Prime Minister and the leaders of the opposition parties. First used in 1866, the Centre Block was destroyed by fire in 1916 and rebuilt in the Gothic revival style. The circular Library of Parliament building survived the fire and remains in the original Victorian High Gothic style. The tallest structure is the Peace Tower, dedicated in 1927 as a memorial to Canadians who died in military service.

Quebec · Canada