The Peace Tower in view on Parliament Hill

The Peace Tower at night

For other uses, see Peace Tower (disambiguation).

The Peace Tower is a tower in the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario. It stands immediately in front of, and is joined to, the Centre Block, which contains the House of Commons and Senate of Canada. Image File history File links Peace_Tower_and_Centennial_Flame. ... Image File history File links Peace_Tower_and_Centennial_Flame. ... Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada Parliament Hill, (French Colline du Parlement), -The Hill for locals- is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (960x1280, 533 KB) Author: en:User:Siqbal Description: The Peace Tower at night, lit in red and white with maple leaf designs. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (960x1280, 533 KB) Author: en:User:Siqbal Description: The Peace Tower at night, lit in red and white with maple leaf designs. ... Peace Tower is the name of a number of structures erected in response to wars. ... Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada Parliament Hill, (French Colline du Parlement), -The Hill for locals- is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The Senate of Canada is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. ...

The Peace Tower is the most prominent part of the buildings. It replaced the 55-metre Victoria Tower, burned in the 1916 Parliament Hill fire; the current tower is 92.2 metres tall. Victoria Tower was the bell tower the preceeded the Peace Tower. ... Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada Parliament Hill, (French Colline du Parlement), -The Hill for locals- is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ...

Built to commemorate the end of the First World War, the tower is part of the Centre Block of parliament buildings. The base of the Peace Tower contains Books of Remembrance listing all of Canada's war dead; a page is ceremonially turned in each book every day at 11 o'clock. The books are housed in the white marble Memorial Chamber, a room built to honour the Canadians who have died in military battle. Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First... Venus de Milo, front. ...

The tower contains an observation gallery offering beautiful views of the city. Its clock is set by the National Research Council of Canada official time signal and is equipped with a 53-bell carillon. The bells weigh from 4.5 kg to 10,160 kg (10 lb to 22,399 lb). The Dominion Carillonneur offers regular recitals. The bell has tolled on many major occasions. Some of them: The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is Canadas leading organization for scientific research and development. ... The Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, USA A carillon is a musical instrument composed of at least 23 cup-shaped bells played from a keyboard using fists and feet (such an instrument with fewer than this number of bells is known as a chime). ...

• When the body of Pierre Trudeau arrived on Parliament Hill to lie in state--The bell tolled 81 times--one for each year of his life (Trudeau was 80 when he died. However, the bell tolled 81 times because he died three weeks short of his 81st birthday) [1] [2]
• During the 9/11 memorial service in 2001 to signal the end of the 3 minutes of silence.

Like the entire interior and exterior of the building, the tower is decorated with approximately 370 stone carvings, including gargoyles, grotesques, and friezes. Pierre Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ... Lying-in-state is the term used during a major funeral procession when the coffin is placed on public view to allow members of the public to pay their respects to the deceased. ... The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Petroglyphs on a Bishop Tuff tableland Petroglyph on Petroglyph Point Petroglyphs on Petroglyph Point Petroglyphs on Petroglyph Point Petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument Petroglyphs from Scandinavia (Häljesta, Västmanland in Sweden). ... A gargoyle adorning Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland. ... When commonly used, grotesque means strange, fantastic, ugly or bizarre, and thus is often used to describe shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween masks or gargoyles on churches. ... Frieze of the Tower of the Winds. ...

Similar to the bell tower at Westminster and the U.S. Capitol dome lantern, the lantern in the Peace Tower is illuminated when Parliament is in session.

Until the early 1970s, the Peace Tower dominated the Ottawa skyline as a strict 150 ft (45.7 meters) height limit was placed on other buildings; that was rescinded and it is no longer the tallest structure. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

At the beginning of June 2006, the clock atop the tower stopped. It was inactive, displaying 7:39 for about one day, to the confusion of many Ottawans and visitors.

External links

• Parliament Hill History
• Books of Remembrance Online
• Parliament Hill Hillcam
• Parliament Hill Website