Library of Parliament - Ottawa, Ontario
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 45° 25.497 W 075° 41.991
18T E 445250 N 5030396
The Library of Parliament is located on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Waymark Code: WMEF59
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/20/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Inspired by the medieval chapter house, the Parliament Hill –Library is an octagonal stone building attached to the Centre Block. Designed in a highly romantic, Gothic Revival style, it is distinguished by richly coloured stonework, steep copper roof capped by iron cresting, radiating buttresses and by large pointed-arched windows that bring light into its spectacular reading.

The Parliament Hill -Library building is the best extent example of the work of Thomas Fuller, a distinguished Canadian architect. It plays a feature role in establishing the overall character of the Parliament Hill complex. In the library’s role as an archival depository, it harbours a collection that began as an initiative of Lord Simcoe, following his appointment as first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada in 1791. It presently contains a rare and specialized collection of more than 600,000 volumes dealing primarily with parliamentary procedure, economies, finance, and constitutional law.

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