Centre Block

The Centre Block is the main building of the Canadian Parliament buildings on , in , Ontario, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of a number of members of parliament, senators, and senior administration for both legislative houses.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: main building of the Canadian parliamentary complex in Ottawa, Ontario
  • Address: 111 Wellington Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Library of Parliament and Parliament Hill.

Library
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The is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on in , .

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is an area of Crown land on the southern bank of the that houses the Parliament of Canada in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. It accommodates a suite of Gothic revival buildings whose architectural elements were chosen to evoke the history of parliamentary democracy.

Clock
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The is a focal bell and clock tower sitting on the central axis of the Centre Block of the in , Ontario.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include ByWard Market and Ottawa.

Neighborhood
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The , is a retail and entertainment district in the downtown core of , Ontario, Canada to the east of Parliament Hill and Major's Hill Park.

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is 's capital. With over a million citizens, it is Canada's fourth-largest city, and Ontario's second-largest city. Visitors often come to to see Parliament Hill and Canada's national museums, but the city also has much shopping, many restaurants, and lively nightlife.

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is a city in the region of , on the north shore of the Ottawa River, across from Canada's capital, . It is part of the official which constitutes the fourth largest urban area in the country, after , and .

Centre Block

Latitude
45.42507° or 45° 25′ 30″ north
Longitude
-75.69987° or 75° 41′ 60″ west
Levels
6
Height
1 metre (3.3 feet)
Open location code
87Q6C8G2+23
Open­Street­Map ID
way 68588665
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Wiki­data ID
Q5062237
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Centre Block” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Centre Block”
  • Catalan: “Edifici del Centre”
  • Chinese: “中区大楼”
  • Chinese: “中區大樓”
  • Chinese: “中央大樓”
  • Dutch: “Centre Block”
  • Finnish: “Centre Block”
  • Finnish: “Kanadan parlamenttitalo”
  • French: “Centre Block”
  • French: “édifice du Centre”
  • French: “Édifice du Centre”
  • German: “Centre Block”
  • German: “édifice du Centre”
  • Japanese: “カナダ国会議事堂”
  • Japanese: “カナダ連邦議事堂”
  • Japanese: “センター・ブロック”
  • Japanese: “国会議事堂 (カナダ)”
  • Korean: “센터 블럭”
  • Macedonian: “Централен блок”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Centre Block”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Édifice du Centre”
  • Norwegian: “Édifice du Centre”
  • Portuguese: “Centre Block”
  • Romanian: “Centre Block”
  • Russian: “Центральный блок”
  • Russian: “Центральный Блок”
  • Spanish: “Bloque Central”
  • Spanish: “Centre Block”
  • Tamil: “மைய வளாகம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральний Блок”

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