The Library of parliament really does date back to the first parliament built just before 1867 and survived the 1916 fire as the only piece that was retained from the original parliament building.
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The Library of parliament really does date back to the first parliament built just before 1867 and survived the 1916 fire as the only piece that was retained from the original parliament building.
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Jean-Francois Mezeireplied to Jean-Francois Mezei last edited by
In between the 2 parliaments buildings (4 years), Government occupied what is now the Canadian Museum of Nature. (then called Victoria Memorial Museum).
The current parliament partly opened in 1920, and closed in 2018 for current renovations. After 1920, construction continued for many years (icnluding the Peace tower).
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Jean-Francois Mezeireplied to Jean-Francois Mezei last edited by
@Paulatics Ceiling of the Senate chamber in Centre Block.
Look at this tthread, at the top is the link to the CPAC 1 hour video on the building's history and restoration.
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Senator Paula Simonsreplied to Jean-Francois Mezei last edited by
@jfmezei I hope I get to work there again once the renovations are over. Fingers crossed.
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Jean-Francois Mezeireplied to Senator Paula Simons last edited by
@Paulatics I've followed some of the work they have done to restore Notre Dame in Paris (obviously more extreme), but see many similarities in Parliament. Hope they learn the techniques used by Notre Dame. They developped a "paste" they apply to the concrete/plaster/statues which absorbs a lot of the dirt, salt, contaminents and they can then peel it off to reveal clean surface.
