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Photograph of West Block under construction, ca. 1865

Construction

“The style of the Buildings is the Gothic of the 12th and 13th Centuries, with modification to suit the climate of Canada. The ornamental work and the dressing round the windows are of Ohio sandstone. The plain surface is faced with a cream-colored sandstone of the Potsdam formation, obtained from Nepean, a few miles from Ottawa. The spandrils of the arches, and the spaces between window-arches and the sills of the upper windows, are filled up with a quaint description of stonework, composed of stones of irregular size, shape and colour, very neatly set together.”

from Hand Book to the Parliamentary and Departmental Buildings, Canada, by Joseph Bureau (1867)

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Centre Block Construction

Photograph of construction materials and view east of Parliament Hill, ca. 1861

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Photograph of early stages of construction on Parliament Hill, ca. 1860

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Photograph of Centre Block under construction, with Rideau Canal in foreground, ca.1862

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Photograph of Centre Block under construction, view of Main Front from Sparks Street, ca. 186

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Photograph of Centre Block under construction, rear view, ca. 1862

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Photograph of Centre Block under construction, ca. 1862

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Photograph of Centre Block under construction, north-west section, with buttresses of the Library at left, ca. 1866

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Photograph of Centre Block under construction, Main Front, 1864

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Photograph of Centre Block under construction, Main Front, ca. 1865

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Photograph of Centre Block under construction, Main Front and Entrance Towers, ca. September 1863

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Photograph of Centre Block under construction, rear view, ca. 1866

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Photograph of Centre Block under construction, Main Front, ca. 1865

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East Block Construction

Photograph of East Block under construction, 1861

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Photograph of East Block under construction, ca. 1861

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Photograph of East Block under construction, with Centre Block in background, ca. 1865

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Photograph of East Block under construction, Governor General's Entrance, ca. 1863

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West Block Construction

Photograph of West Block under construction, ca. 1865

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Photograph of Mackenzie Tower under construction, West Block, ca. 1876

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Photograph of West Block under construction, 1861

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Photograph of West Block under construction, ca. 1861

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Photograph of West Block under construction, ca. 1863

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