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Pre-construction - 1826 to 1858

Bird's eye view of Ottawa, 1857   The Ottawa locks of the Rideau Canal & Barrack Hill   The Rideau Falls at New Edinburgh, Ottawa, 1806
National Archives of Canada
Construction - 1858 to 1916

The Crystal Palace in Montreal   The Centre Block under construction   Sir John A. Macdonald
Private Collection   National Archives of Canada  
The Fire of 1916

A group of firemen hosing down the Senate wing of the old Centre Block   The Centre Block in flames   Sir Robert Borden   The Senate wing of the old Centre Block   The monument to Sir John A. Macdonald surrounded by stacks of furniture salvaged from the fire
National Archives of Canada
Reconstruction - 1916 to 1965

Arthur William Patrick Albert   Workmen on the Peace Tower, July 10th, 1924   Prime Minister Mackenzie King   Percival Price, Dominion Carillonneur, at the keyboard in the Peace Tower
National Archives of Canada
Restoration - 1965 to Present

Parliament Hill, Centre Block   Parliament Hill, Peace Tower under restoration
©Fern Graham

 

 

 
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