Peace Tower
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The Peace Tower is a focal bell and clock tower sitting on the central axis of the Centre Block of the Canadian parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario. The present incarnation replaced the 55-metre V
Main facade in 2014
One of four grotesques at the corners of the Peace Tower
South clock face and the glass windows of the observation deck below
"On Going to the Wars" by Earle Birney, from the Memorial Chamber in the Peace Tower
Victoria Tower (Canada)
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The Victoria Tower was the prominent main bell tower of the original Centre Block parliament building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The 55-metre-high tower was the centre piece of Parliament Hill that w
Peace Tower
…the central axis of the Centre Block of the Canadian parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario. The present incarnation replaced the 55-metre (180 ft) Victoria Tower, after the latter burned down in 1916, along with most of the Centre Block; only the Library of Parliament survived. It serves as a Canadian icon and…
Original Canadian parliament buildings c. 1870, showing Victoria Tower
Section drawing of the Victoria Tower and original Centre Block
Damaged bell mounted on grounds of Parliament Hill
Parliament Ottawa