Confederation Building (Ottawa)
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Confederation Building | |
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Chateau style | |
Location | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Address | 229 Wellington St |
Construction started | 1928 |
Completed | 1932 |
The Confederation Building is a
Parliament Buildings at Bank Street and Wellington Street, it is generally considered part of Parliament Hill
.
The "civil gothic" structure was designed by
Diamond Jubilee
.
The building originally housed workers in a number of departments, with the Department of Agriculture being the largest tenant. It is currently home to civil servants and to a number of MPs and ministers. Many Conservative, Liberal and NDP MPs have their offices there along with some junior cabinet members.
In 1988, the federal government designated the structure as a Classified Federal Heritage Building.[1]
References
- ^ "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca". www.historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
External links
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