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The Ottawa locks of the Rideau Canal, with Barrack Hill—present-day Parliament Hill—right of centre; 1832 In 1858, Queen Victoria selected Ottawa as the capital of the Province of Canada . Barrack Hill was chosen as the site of the new parliament buildings for its prominence over the town and the river, [ 1 ] [ 3 ] and because the Crown ...
From top, left to right: Canada Day Fireworks display on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario; a young woman celebrates Canada Day in Toronto, Ontario; a Canada Day parade in Montreal, Quebec; a member of Canada's First Nations with a national flag and Royal Union Flag at Canada Day celebrations in Calgary, Alberta
The Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds perform a flyby during Canada Day ceremonies at Parliament Hill, home to the country's federal government, on July 1, 2019 in Ottawa.
The Queen's Gates (French: Porte de la Reine) is the formal entrance to Parliament Hill, [1] the location of the Canadian parliament buildings, in Ottawa, Ontario.Built in 1872 and set into the fence, known as the Wellington Wall, [2] [3] between piers designed in the Victorian High Gothic style that was fashionable in Canada at the time, the gates sit on the central axis of the hill's ...
The Centre Block (French: Édifice du Centre) is the main building of the Canadian parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of a number of members of parliament, senators, and senior administration for both legislative houses.
The only structure on Parliament Hill to have been purposefully demolished was the old Supreme Court building, which stood behind the West Block and housed the Supreme Court of Canada between 1889 and 1945.
Crowds on Parliament Hill, Ottawa celebrate Dominion Day, 1927, the 60th jubilee of Canadian confederation. Dominion Day (French: Fête du Dominion) was the name of the holiday commemorating the formation of Canada as a Dominion on 1 July 1867.
This was followed by the Canada Day Parliament Hill Noon Show, a public event, arriving in the State Landau. [17] Performers included the Sam Roberts Band, Great Big Sea, Corb Lund, and Maria Aragon. [18] The show was broadcast on CBC Television and radio in English and French. [19]