Senate of Canada Building
Ottawa, Canada
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
The Senate of Canada Building is a Beaux-Arts government building at 2 Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa, designed by Ross and Macdonald with Bradford Gilbert and completed in 1912. Originally Ottawa Union Station, it served as the city's central railway station until 1966 and then as the Government Conference Centre until 2018. It now serves as the temporary seat of the Senate of Canada, with its chamber in the former station concourse.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- building of public administration
- Heritage
- designated heritage property (part IV), classified federal heritage building of Canada
- Place
- Ottawa, Canada
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