The Confederation Building is a gothic revivaloffice building in Ottawa, Canada. Located just west of the Parliament Buildings it is generally considered part of Parliament Hill. Originally the land where the Confederation Building, and also the Supreme Court of Canada, now stand had contained homes and businesses. These were expropriated by the government to allow for the construction of new federal buildings. The new building was designed by Clarence Burritt. Work on the Confederation Building began when the keystone was laid by the Governor General on July 1, 1927 as part of the celebrations of Canada's Diamond Jubilee and it opened in 1931. It originally housed workers in a number of departments, with the Department of Agriculture being the largest tenant. Today it is home both to civil servants and to a number of MPs and ministers. Many of the Conservative MPs have their offices in it. As part of the ongoing work on Parliament Hill there are currently plans to fill the space between the Confederation Building and the smaller Justice Building to create more office space. At the same time the masonry of the Confederation Building is set to be cleaned and refurbished. This work is set to begin in 2008. Download high resolution version (734x990, 128 KB)Taken by SimonP in January 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (734x990, 128 KB)Taken by SimonP in January 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ... This article is about traditional meanings of the word office. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Location. ... Parliament Hill is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ... Parliament Hill is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ... The Supreme Court Building in Ottawa The Supreme Court of Canada is Canadas highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa. ... In architecture, a keystone is the stone at the top of an arch. ... The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada, normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) général(e) is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right wing political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... 2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Ottawa is the administrative center of Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.
Ottawa covers a land area of 110 sq km (43 sq mi) and is surrounded by a 17,000-hectare (42,000-acre) protected greenbelt to the south and west.
Ottawa is well connected by road and rail to the major transportation routes that span central and eastern Canada, and further improvements to the highway system are being constructed.
In 1858, Ottawa was chosen by Queen Victoria to be the capital of the United Provinces of Canada, and in 1867 it became capital of the Dominion of Canada.
Ottawa has a range of temperatures from a record high of 37.8 °Celsius (100 °F) in the summers of 1986 and 2001 to a record low of -36.1 °C (-33 °F) being recorded in the winter of 1943, the second coldest temperature recorded in a capital city (after Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia).
Ottawa was also home to a minor league baseball team, the AAA farm team of the Baltimore Orioles, the Ottawa Lynx of the International League prior to the 2006 sale of the team.
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