#west block

Queen Victoria chose Ottawa, then a small logging town, as the capital of Canada on December 31, 1857.

The neo-Gothic West Block (1865) is one of the three main buildings on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Queen Victoria chose Ottawa, then a small logging town, as the capital of Canada on December 31, 1857.

The Centennial Flame (French: Flamme du centenaire) was first lit as the climax of the centennial celebrations of January 1, 1967.

The recently renovated West Block on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, was originally built in 1865 in the Victorian High Gothic style from Nepean sandstone with dressed stone trim.

East Block, Ottawa (two pics)

West Block, Ottawa (four pics)