Dragon - Centre Block - Parliament Buildings - Ottawa, Ontario
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This dragon sculpture carved by Cleophas Soucy or Coeur de Lion McCarthy is located to the left of the entrance to the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario
Waymark Code: WMY74T
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/03/2018
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Hidden among the hundreds of carvings in the Parliament Buildings are unicorns and dragons; whimsical likenesses such as those of Thomas Fuller, the original architect of the first Centre Block, and John A. Pearson, who designed its replacement after it was gutted by fire on Feb. 3, 1916; senatorial owls wearing wigs and holding shields; snarling gargoyles and chimeras; dinosaurs; winding telecommunications cables; figures from First Nations mythology; a senator playing golf; a three-tongued Member of Parliament giving a speech; a face with its finger before its mouth warning MPs to guard their secrets; and much more.
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Time Period: Modern
Approximate Date of Epic Period: 1/1/1938
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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