Parliament Hill

at 111 Wellington Street, Ottawa , K1A 0A9 Canada

1. City
2. Capitol Building
3. Arts & Entertainment

Description

Parliament Hill, colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Its Gothic revival suite of buildings is the home of the Parliament of Canada and has architectural elements of national symbolic importance. Parliament Hill attracts approximately 3 million visitors each year. Law enforcement on parliament hill and in the parliamentary precinct is the responsibility of the Parliamentary Protective Service .Originally the site of a military base in the 18th and early 19th centuries, development of the area into a governmental precinct began in 1859, after Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital of the Province of Canada. Following a number of extensions to the parliament and departmental buildings and a fire in 1916 that destroyed the Centre Block, Parliament Hill took on its present form with the completion of the Peace Tower in 1927. Since 2002, an extensive $1 billion renovation and rehabilitation project has been underway throughout all of the precinct's buildings; work is not expected to be complete until after 2020.

Company Rating

4159 FB users likes Parliament Hill, set it to 7 position in Likes Rating for Gatineau, Quebec in Arts/Entertainment/Nightlife category

Summary

Parliament Hill is Gatineau based place and this enity listed in City category. Located at 111 Wellington Street ON K1A 0A9. Contact phone number of Parliament Hill: (613) 992-4793