Peace Tower - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.488 W 075° 41.972
18T E 445275 N 5030380
The Peace Tower sits on the central axis of the Centre Block of the Canadian parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMDMQF
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/01/2012
Views: 89
"Designed by Jean Omer Marchand and John A. Pearson, the tower is a campanile whose height reaches 92.2 m (302 ft 6 in). At its base is a porte-cochere within four equilateral pointed arches, the north of which frames the main entrance of the Centre Block, and the jambs of the south adorned by the supporters of the Royal Arms of Canada. Near the apex, just below the steeply pitched roof, are the tower's 4.8 m (16 ft) diameter clock faces, one on each of the four facades. The mechanical workings of the timepiece were manufactured by the Verdin Company, and are set by the National Research Council Time Signal. One level below, running around the circumference of the tower's shaft, is an observation deck. This was the highest accessible space in Ottawa until the early 1970s."
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Please note that there are different opening times depending on whether the Parliament is in session or not.
The observation deck's windows can be seen immediately under the tower clock. See close-up photo in the gallery.