Victoria Tower was the bell tower the preceeded the Peace Tower. Built when the original Parliament Hill Buildings were constructed, but destroyed during the Fire of 1916. The only relic remaining from the Victoria Tower is the Victoria Tower Bell. The Peace Tower in view on Parliament Hill The Peace Tower at night Peace Tower The Peace Tower is a tower in the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario. ... Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada Parliament Hill, officially known in French as Colline du Parlement, is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Victoria Tower Bell was cast in 1875 and installed in the Victoria Tower of the Canadian House of Commons in 1877. ...
While the old VictoriaTower was an integral part of the first Centre Block, the Peace Tower is a campanile, or free-standing bell tower.
A central component of the Peace Tower is the Memorial Chamber, dedicated to the Canadian men and women who have given their lives in the service of their country.
The Peace Tower was reopened on December 2, 1996, after undergoing a two-year conservation project to stop deterioration and restore the masonry.
The structure was originally designed as the legislature for the Canadas, and was already under construction by the time of Confederation in 1867.
The Legislature of the Province of Canada met for the first time in the new building on 8 June 1866, and the new Parliament of the Dominion of Canada began its first session there on November 6, 1867.
Canada's memorial service to honour the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in 2001, which Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci presided over and over 100,000 attended.
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