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Centre Block

The Centre Block (French: Édifice du Centre) is the main building of the Canadian Parliament buildings 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. It is also the location of several…

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Owner
Canadian Government (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Architects
John A. Pearson and Jean-Omer Marchand
Architectural style
Gothic Revival
Completed
Current building: 1 July 1927; 99 years ago (1927-07-01)
Construction started
1859 · Reconstruction: 24 July 1916 · Renovation: 2018–2031

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Centre Block

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Centre Block

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related to Hall of Honour · 41
Centre Block → Canada, Canada Remembers, Canadians, Centre Block's, Charles Bishop, Cléophas Soucy, Confederation, Confederation Hall, Correspondents' Entrance, English, Extending, Frank Oliver, Grattan O'Leary, Great War, Hall, Henri Bourassa, Honour, It, John Ross Robertson, John Wesley Dafoe
related to Senate foyer · 38
Centre Block → Above, Angela Zissoff, Black Rod, British Columbia, Canada's, Canadian Secretary, Christopher Goodman, Confederation Canada, December, Designed, Diamond Jubilee, Elizabeth, February, First Nations, France, Germany, Governor General David Johnston, June, Kelowna, Kevin MacLeod
related to Construction · 34
Centre Block → After, Always Ready, April, August, Barrack Hill, Canada, Chilion Jones, December, Department, Governor General Sir Edmund, June, King Edward VII, May, Nepean, New York, Ohio, On, Ottawa, Ottawa River, Potsdam
related to Public access · 25
Centre Block → About, As, Canada’s Parliament, Centre, Construction, Crown, December, East, Fall, Finishing, Guided, It, January, June, Library, May, October, Parliament, Parliament Welcome Centre, Parliament's
related to Senate Chamber · 24
Centre Block → Below, British Crowns, Canada, Canadian, Capping, Crown, Diamond Jubilee Calendar, Elizabeth II's, French, House, In Centre Block's, Lords, On, Parliament, Queen, Senate, Senate's, Speech, The, The Senate
related to Security issues · 23
Centre Block → Charles Yacoub, Commons, Commons Kevin Vickers, Corporal Nathan Cirillo, Greyhound Lines, Hall, Honour, House, Later, May, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, National War Memorial, November, October, On, Parliament Hill, Paul Joseph Chartier, RCMP Constable Curtis Barrett, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Sergeant-at-Arms
related to Confederation Hall · 22
Centre Block → Around, Behind, Canada, Canada's, Confederation, Confederation Hall, Greek, It, Italy, July, Missisquoi, Neptune, Philipsburg, Quebec, Roxbury, The, The Centre Block, This, Tinos, United States
related to Commons foyer · 21
Centre Block → Canada's, Commons, Confederation Hall, Directly, Geological Survey, HC, House, Interior, Lyon Glass Company, Ministry, Missisquoi Boulder Grey, Postmaster General, Public Works, Rose Tavernelle, Royal Assent, Senate, South Corridor, The, Toronto, Tudor
related to Characteristics · 20
Centre Block → As, Commons, Designed, Further, Gothic Revival, Indiana, Jean-Omer Marchand, John, Leader, Manitoba, Nepean, Official Opposition, Parliamentary Press Gallery, Pearson, Prime Minister, The, The Centre Block, These, Tyndall, Victorian High Gothic
related to Rebuilding · 18
Centre Block → Beaux-Arts, By, Commons, Connaught, Duke, During, House, Jean-Omer Marchand, John, King Edward VII, Pearson, Prince Arthur, Reconstruction, Senate, September, Strathearn, The, Victoria Memorial Museum Building

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Centre BlockArchitectsJohn A. Pearson and Jean-Omer Marchand1.00infobox
Centre BlockArchitectural styleGothic Revival1.00infobox
Centre BlockCompletedCurrent building: 1 July 1927; 99 years ago (1927-07-01)1.00infobox
Centre BlockConstruction started18591.00infobox
Centre BlockConstruction startedReconstruction: 24 July 19161.00infobox
Centre BlockConstruction startedRenovation: 2018–20311.00infobox
Centre BlockCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Centre BlockLocationOttawa, Ontario, Canada1.00infobox
Centre BlockOwnerCanadian Government (Public Services and Procurement Canada)1.00infobox
Centre Blockis abuilding's second iteration0.90text
Centre Blockis asymmetrical structure0.90text
Centre Blockrelated to Centre Block projectBy0.60section

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