Confederation Building

Ottawa, Canada

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The Confederation Building is a civil gothic office structure in Ottawa, Canada, situated just west of Parliament Hill at the corner of Bank and Wellington Streets. Designed by architects Richard Cotsman Wright and Thomas W. Fuller in the châteauesque style, the building's cornerstone was laid by Governor General Lord Willingdon during Canada's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Originally accommodating workers from multiple departments with the Department of Agriculture as its primary tenant, the building now houses civil servants, Members of Parliament, and junior cabinet ministers from the Conservative, Liberal, and NDP parties. In 1988, it was designated a Classified Federal Heritage Building by the federal government.