The International Style 1958 portion of the Old City Hall on Sussex Drive

The Safdie addition to the south of the building, the controversial tower can be seen on the right

The building today commonly referred to as the Old City Hall was the building that served as Ottawa's city hall from 1958 to 2000. Today it is officially known as 111 Sussex Drive and is owned by the Federal Government of Canada. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (945x729, 116 KB)Taken by SimonP in May 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (945x729, 116 KB)Taken by SimonP in May 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (909x576, 72 KB)Taken by SimonP in May 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (909x576, 72 KB)Taken by SimonP in May 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Established 1850 as Bytown City Mayor Larry OBrien Governing body Ottawa City Council MPs / MPPs Members of Parliament (MPs) Mauril Bélanger (LPC), Paul Dewar (NDP), John Baird (CPC), Royal Galipeau (CPC), David McGuinty (LPC),Pierre Lemieux... It has been suggested that Town Hall be merged into this article or section. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ...

The building is located on Green Island at the point where the Rideau River empties into the Ottawa. The historic city hall on Elgin Street had been destroyed by a fire in 1931. For the next 27 years the city operated out of temporary offices in the Transportation Building. The International Style building was opened on August 2, 1958 by Princess Margaret. It is noted for the first building in Ottawa to be fully air conditioned. It was designed by John Bland of the firm of Rother, Bland and Trudeau and is considered one of the most important International Style buildings in Canada. Winning the Massey Medal for design in 1959, modifications were made by Moshe Safdie in 1992-1993. The Old City Hall on Green Island Green Island in Ontario, Canada, is an island at the end of the Rideau River, at the Rideau Falls at the confluence with the Ottawa River. ... rapids on the Rideau River opposite Carleton University The Rideau River is a Canadian river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. ... This is about the river in Canada. ... Elgin Street is a notable street in Ottawa, Canada. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... The Transportation Building at 10 Rideau Street The Transportation Building is Ottawa, Canada is a historic Gothic revival/Chicago school office tower. ... International style can refer to International style in ballroom dancing - see ballroom dance; International style in architecture - see international style. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HRH The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret (Margaret Rose Armstrong-Jones, née Windsor; (August 21, 1930—February 9, 2002) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second eldest daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and sister of the... Note: in the broadest sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. ... John Bland (born 22 September 1945 in Johannesburg) is a South African golfer who has won more than thirty professional tournaments around the world. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moshe Safdie, CC, B.Arch, LL.D. , F.R.A.I.C., FAIA (born July 14, 1938) is an architect and urban designer. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

In 1988 Ottawa mayor Jim Durrell initiated a controversial scheme to expand the building, quadrupling its original size. Architect Moshe Safdie was chosen to do the redesign. Conflict soon broke out between Safdie and the city. Safdie demanded a higher fee and delayed the project for several months before the city acquiesced to his demand. Then a conflict broke out over a pair of eighteen story observation towers. City council voted to cut the towers to save the million dollars they cost. This infuriated Safdie who felt the towers were essential to the design. The panel that picked the design had singled out the tower as one of the highlights of the design. Eventually the city compromised and a bare scaffold was erected. James A. Durrell is a former Mayor of Ottawa and president of the Ottawa Senators hockey team. ... Moshe Safdie, CC, B.Arch, LL.D. , F.R.A.I.C., FAIA (born July 14, 1938) is an architect and urban designer. ...

The new building caused considerable controversy in the city with some liking the design, but others seeing the $72 million dollar structure an ugly waste of money. The building was much larger than the city needed and for several years large sections were vacant. In 1999 offices were rented out to the Department of Foreign Affairs, which is based just down the street and this mostly filled the building. The Department of Foreign Affairs, also referred to as Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for foreign policy and diplomacy. ...

On January 1, 2001, a new single-tier City of Ottawa was created to replace the Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton. It was decided that the new city would be based at the RMOC Building. This building was considerably smaller but far more centrally located. In 2003 the the old city hall was sold to the Federal Public Works department. Today the building mainly houses foreign affairs employees. For several months it was also the site of the Gomery Inquiry hearings. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was a regional government area and census division in Ontario, Canada which existed from 1969 until 2001. ... The Gomery Commission, formally the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities, is a federal Canadian commission headed by the retired Justice John Gomery for the purpose of investigating the sponsorship scandal, which involves allegations of corruption within the Canadian government. ...

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