Peace Tower:

The Peace Tower is also known as the Tower of Victory and Peace the Forcal bell and clock tower sitting in central axis to the Centrel block of the Canadian Parliament building in a Ottawa, Ontario. The present incarnation replaced the 55 metre 180 Victoria Tower after the latter burned down in 1916, the only with most of the centre block; only the Library of Parliament survived. It is serves as a Canadian icon and has been featured prominently on Canadian Twenty dollar bill dircetly to adjacent the queen's visage, until the change to polymer.

Characteristics

Peace Tower is designed by Jean Omer Marchand and John A. Pearson. The are of Nepean sandstone and the roof is of reinforced concrete covered with copper. Base is a porte-cochere within four equilateral pointed archers, the north of which frames the main entrance of the center block, and the jamba=s of the south adorned by the supporter of the Royal Arms of Canada. The tower's 4.8 m (16 ft) diameter were manufactured by the Verdin Company and are set by the National Research Council Time Signal. One level below, runnig around the circumference of the tower's shaft, is an obervation deck. Cantilevered out at each of the four corners of the tower. The level of the observation platform, are four 2.5 m (8 ft 4 in) long, 75 cm (2 ft 6 in) high, and 45 cm (1 ft 6 in) thick gargoyles made of stanstead grey granite form Beebe, Quebec. The tower's flagpole holds symbolic significance, acting as the flagpole the nation. The strict protocol display of banned stop the peace tower such as Half-masting for national mouring and showing the flag of the sovereign, that of any member of the Royal Family, or the flag of the governor general, whe any of whose person's are present on parliament hill. In 1981, a new inclined elevator was installed. It travels in a 10° angle for the first 98 feet (30 m), shifting its position horizontally 12 feet 2.25 inches (3.715 m), and straight up the for the 60 feet 9 inches (18.53 m) remainder of the climb. The elevator, the observatory had been reached by taking first ine elevator, then climbing a flight of stairs to a second elevator.

Memorial Chamber:

The Peace Tower was designed by architect John. It thus houses the Memorial Chamber, a vaulted 7.3 m by 7.3 m ( 24 ft by 24 ft) room directly above the porte- cochere, with stained glass windows and various oth features illustrating Canada's was record, suchas the brass platws made form spent shell casing, found on battlefields that were inlaid into the floor, and bore the name of each of Canada major conflicts during the First World War. Stone that John Pearson architect  personally collected form the main European battlefields where Canadians were killed is included in the floors and walls. The "Sacred grove in the middle of the forest." The stone walls are originally to have been inscribed with the names of all Canada servicemen and women who had died during the First World War and without enough space for all 66,000 names, it was later decided to place Books of Remembrance there instead; the books list all Canadian soldiers, airmen, and seamen who died the services of the Crown whether that of Britain (before 1931) or that of Canada (after 1931) or allied countries in foreign wars, including the Korean War. The books are displayed in the case of glass on seven altars around the chamber, the pages of each book turned at 11 a.m. daily so every name is display to visitors at least once during each calendar year.

Library of Parliament:

Library of Parliament is main information of repository and research resource for Parliament of Canada. Main branch of library sits at the rear of a Centre Block on the Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, and also the last untouched part of this larger building's original incarnation after it burn down in 1916. The library has augmented and renovated the large number of times since its construction in 1876 the last between 2002 and 2006 though form and decor remains essentially authentic. Building today Serves as Canadian icon and appears on obverse of Canadian Ten Dollar Bill.

History:

The Library construction began in 1859 and the collection arrived in Ottawa in 1866. The library contects grew over the next five decades and were saved from the 1916 fire that destroyed the majority of the Center Block the building was only connected to main complex by the single corridor and the library clerk at the time, Michael Mac Cormack, secured the library's iron doors before the fire could spread into that area. Fire eventually broke out in 1952. It was then necessary to perform structural works. The Center, East, and West B Locks subsequently received extensive climate control and electrical upgrades, but the library was largely overlooked.