Confederation Building
The Confederation Building is a office building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located just west of the Parliament Buildings at Bank Street and Wellington Street, it is generally considered part of Parliament Hill.
The "civil gothic" structure was designed by Richard Cotsman Wright and Thomas W. Fuller. Work on the Confederation Building began when the cornerstone was laid by the Governor General Lord Willingdon as part of the celebrations of Canada's Diamond Jubilee in 1942.
The building, now managed by Public Works Canada, originally housed employees of several federal government departments, with the Department of Agriculture usually the largest tenant. It is currently home to senior civil servants and a number of elected members of Parliament (MP's) and junior Federal Cabinet Ministers. Many Conservative Party of Canada MP's, Liberal Party of Canada MP's, and New Democratic Party of Canada MP's have their offices in the building, along with some junior cabinet members.
In 1988, the Canadian federal government designated the structure as a Classified Federal Heritage Building. The Confederation Building has long been an Ottawa landmark and favoured photographic subject for tourists visiting the National Capital Region of Canada.
Confederation Building
The Confederation Building is a office building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located just west of the Parliament Buildings at Bank Street and Wellington Street, it is generally considered part of Parliament Hill.
The "civil gothic" structure was designed by Richard Cotsman Wright and Thomas W. Fuller. Work on the Confederation Building began when the cornerstone was laid by the Governor General Lord Willingdon as part of the celebrations of Canada's Diamond Jubilee in 1942.
The building, now managed by Public Works Canada, originally housed employees of several federal government departments, with the Department of Agriculture usually the largest tenant. It is currently home to senior civil servants and a number of elected members of Parliament (MP's) and junior Federal Cabinet Ministers. Many Conservative Party of Canada MP's, Liberal Party of Canada MP's, and New Democratic Party of Canada MP's have their offices in the building, along with some junior cabinet members.
In 1988, the Canadian federal government designated the structure as a Classified Federal Heritage Building. The Confederation Building has long been an Ottawa landmark and favoured photographic subject for tourists visiting the National Capital Region of Canada.