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	Parliament Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Parliament Hill, officially known in French as Colline du Parlement, is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada.
		It is bounded on the north by the Ottawa River, on the east by the Rideau Canal, on the south by Wellington Street, and on the west by a service road near the Supreme Court.
		In preparation, the other buildings are being renovated and expanded first; the inner courtyards of the West and East Blocks will be enclosed, and temporary chambers for the Commons and Senate installed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parliament_Hill (558 words)

	Parliament Buildings
		As the seat of Canada's federal government, the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa are a remarkable and visually striking complex of buildings located on a promontory overlooking the Ottawa River.
		Following CONFEDERATION in 1867, the newly opened Parliament Buildings became the heart of the Canadian government and a national symbol for the young Dominion.
		A competition was therefore organized in 1859 to find suitable architects for three federal buildings, including a parliament building (the Centre Block), two adjacent administrative buildings (the East and West Blocks), and a GOVERNOR GENERAL's residence.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006104 (852 words)

	Parliament Buildings (Canada) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Parliament Buildings (Canada)
		The principal buildings here are three Neo-Gothic structures containing the two-chamber Houses of Parliament and government administrative offices.
		The chimes of the bells in the 90 m/295 ft-tall Peace Tower surmounting the parliament building are broadcast throughout Canada as a time signal.
		Parliament Hill is at the top of a limestone bluff above the Ottawa River.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Parliament+Buildings+(Canada) (281 words)

	Parliament Buildings, Toronto, 1826-1892 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The first two sets of legislative buildings of Upper Canada burned to the ground, the first at the hands of the invading Americans in 1813 (the U.S. and Britain were fighting the War of 1812), the second of natural causes in 1824.
		But a riot in Montreal in 1849, during which the parliament buildings were destroyed by fire, led to a further change: it was decided that the current session would be finished in Toronto, after which the set of government would alternate every four years between Toronto and Quebec.
		While parliament was in Quebec, the Toronto buildings were used as law courts, a university, a barracks and an asylum for the insane.
	schools.tdsb.on.ca /jarvisci/toronto/parl1826.htm (301 words)

	Places to Visit - Scottish Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The building was originally designed by William Playfair as a church and Theological College for the newly formed Free Church of Scotland in 1845-50.
		There is no space in the main building for a visitors' centre but this has been created a short distance away, down Castlehill, at the corner of George IV Bridge, in a building which used to be used by the City of Edinburgh Council.
		The new building is across the road from the royal Palace of Holyroodhouse (the Queen's residence when she is in Edinburgh) and "Dynamic Earth" with its myriad of interactive exhibits and special effects.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitparliament.htm (439 words)

	parliamentbuildings
		The buildings that were erected in 1859 and 1860 were made of sandstone, and the inside was made of dry and seasoned woodwork.
		The buildings cost over $6, 000, 000, which included the main central portion and 2 side wings, with the library annex at the rear.
		It's the house of commons, the senate, and the library of parliament.
	www.alcdsb.on.ca /~mart/junior/parliamentbuildingstr.htm (663 words)

	Interesting Facts
		Parliament Buildings is the term used in the statues authorizing the construction of these buildings, e.g., Parliament Buildings Construction Act, 1893 and Parliament Buildings Equipment Act, 1897.
		The Parliament Buildings Construction Act authorized the erection of the new buildings for the accommodation of the Legislature and the several departments of the Public Service.
		The Parliament Buildings Equipment Act authorized the borrowing of monies for the completion, equipping, and furnishing of the buildings directed to be built pursuant to the provisions of the Parliament Buildings Construction Act, 1893.
	www.protocol.gov.bc.ca /protocol/prgs/FAQs/InterestingFacts.htm (473 words)

	Parliament Buildings :: Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada :: Glass Steel and Stone
		It was 1866 when the first session of Parliament was held in the building.
		The construction schedule was so swift that the architects had to troubleshoot problems on the fly that would normally have been solved on paper before the first spade of dirt was turned.
		The Parliament complex is divided into the Centre Block, the East Block, the West Block, the Library of Parliament, and the Peace Tower.
	www.glasssteelandstone.com /BuildingDetail/70.php (894 words)

	Canada's Capital and its region - About Canada's Capital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		When the Parliament Buildings were built between 1857 and 1866, they were intended to house not only Parliament but the entire public service of Canada.
		Parliament is the decision-making body for the federal or central government.
		The Centre Block, the main building with the distinctive Peace Tower, houses the chambers of the House of Commons and the Senate.
	www.canadascapital.gc.ca /attractions/parliament/index_e.html (1118 words)

	The Scottish Parliament Project: Digitising the Acts of the Scottish Parliament, 1235 - 1707 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Scottish Parliament Project [SPP], based at the University of St Andrews, was established in 1997 with funding from the Scottish Office.
		Its objective is to create a new digital edition of the acts of the Scottish Parliament, between its earliest known proceedings in 1235 and the Union of 1707.
		Five years after we began work, the vast majority of the acts have been transcribed, proof-read against the original manuscripts, edited according to modern practices, and a parallel translation created, and the SPP is aiming to complete its work at the end of 2005.
	www.st-andrews.ac.uk /~scotparl (246 words)

	The modern era - History of NZ Parliament buildings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The first stage of Campbell's building had lost its novelty but not yet attained a venerable status in public or professional estimation, and modernist architectural trends were actively hostile to the 1912 design.
		It was concluded that if the building was completed to the original 1912 plan, with modern standards of earthquake resistance, the life of the new southern wing 'would be greatly in excess of the present building'.
		In an age when neoclassical edifices have a greater claim to public affection than do buildings of more recent vintage, it is the Beehive that has come to be seen as an obstacle to the development of the parliamentary site.
	www.nzhistory.net.nz /Gallery/parlt/new.html (628 words)

	Parliament Buildings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Palace of Westminster for the British Parliament Buildings
		Parliament Building of Northern Ireland for the Northern Ireland Parliament Buildings
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Parliament_Buildings (128 words)

	The Glory of Ottawa: Canada's First Parliament Buildings. by Marilyn Litvak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Canada's Parliament Buildings are not without merit or interest in the scheme of architectural history.
		Fuller and Jones's Parliament Building entry was tailored to suit the Victorian precept that buildings signal their purpose.
		Young's investigation and analysis of the architectural climate in which the Parliament Buildings were conceived, along with an account of the practice of architecture in pre-Confederation Canada, is highly informative.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/chr/782/glory13.html (638 words)

	Protests may shut down capital
		Federal officials told the National Post that security services responsible for the protection of Parliament Hill are preparing for the worst-case scenario, including damage to the Parliament buildings, nearby government buildings and the National Press Building across the street from Parliament Hill.
		Four-foot-high barricades are ready to be set up around the Parliament buildings to keep protesters on the front lawn and away from the buildings.
		He said all tours of Parliament Hill have been cancelled to protect potential injuries to unsuspecting tourists, but said officials are taking a wait-and-see approach to the protests before deciding whether to shut down the buildings.
	www.geocities.com /ericsquire/articles/np062002.htm (996 words)

	Contested Ground: a history of NZ Parliament buildings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The picture of perpetual architectural transition has been valid throughout the history of New Zealand's Parliament Buildings, seemingly always poised between one temporary measure and the next, with solutions devised, partly implemented, and then overtaken by successive schemes.
		The buildings at parliament, a landmark in the nation's capital, have played an important role in this country's history.
		Parliament from Molesworth Street in 1906 (l) and 1922 (r).
	nzhistory.net.nz /Gallery/parlt (193 words)

	Edinburgh Architecture - The Royal Mile
		Parliament House, which is situated close to St Giles Cathedral, was the home of the Scottish Parliament from 1640 until its union with the English Parliament in 1707.
		The building was originally built in 1753 as the Royal Exchange which was its function until 1811 when the Town Council took it over for use as chambers.
		The closely grouped parliament buildings have a nautical theme, with the towers being built in the shape of boats with upturned keels as their roofs.
	www.scotcities.com /capital.htm (1383 words)

	House of Commons - European Legislation - Second Report
		The European Parliament was proposing to take out a loan to purchase the buildings on completion, thereby taking advantage of subsidies for the acquisition of the land on which the buildings stood.
		The European Parliament would make annual payments over a period of 20 years out of its normal budget appropriations to the SPV, which would use this money to pay off the capital and interest of the original loan.
		The proposal would allow the EP to become owners of the building straight away and be able to take advantage of land subsidies.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199798/cmselect/cmeuleg/155ii/el0243.htm (803 words)

	Victoria BC Parliament Buildings, Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada. Eco Tourism
		The BC Government Parliament Buildings look out over the yachts and sailboats moored in the marina and a boardwalk of artists and pedestrians browsing the Inner Harbour.
		The BC Parliament Buildings in Victoria were constructed in 1893 by a young 25 year old creative architect, imagine that - just 25, by the name of Francis Rattenbury in honor of celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
		Francis Rattenbury and his crew focused the construction of the BC Parliament Buildings using, as much as possible, local materials, resources and expertise - supporting the local businesses was very important then and is still now.
	victoriabc.ca /victoria/parliamentbuildings.htm (451 words)

	The Burning Down Of The Parliament Buildings In Montreal
		Many of us are unaware that at one time the Parliament of Canada prior to Confederation was located in Montreal and more particularly around todays Place d’Youville.
		On the one hand he did not believe it was a wise move to enact such legislation, however, on the other hand he felt that as the majority of the Canadian Parliament voted in favour of the law, he had no other choice but to give it royal assent.
		From the time of it’s burning down the Parliament buildings had alternated between Quebec City and Toronto until December of 1857 when they were permanently moved to Ottawa.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/montreal_canada/93240 (482 words)

	WebMuseum: Monet, Claude: Houses of Parliament, London
		The suggestion of color in the fog-laden sky is certainly Impressionist but the silhouette of the Parliament buildings does not suggest any debt to Turner, whose works the two French artists now saw.
		The resemblance, fortuitous as it may be, is increased rather than otherwise by the evidently well-considered relation of the foreground timber pier and the buildings and bridge behind, a reminder that Monet like Whistler was an admirer of the Japanese prints in which these decorative relationships had a studied importance.
		This view of the Houses of Parliament in 1904 with the sun coming through fog departed from the Whistlerian silhouette of thirty-three years before to picture densities of purple and blue with a contrast of gold that already forecast André Derain's fauve paintings of the city.
	www.ibiblio.org /wm/paint/auth/monet/parliament (629 words)

	The Parliament Buildings
		In 1859 a competition was held for a design of the proposed Parliament Buildings and was won by Architect Thomas Fuller, jointly with Chilion Jones.
		The building, 472 feet long, was built of sandstone from a quarry in nearby Nepean Township.
		In spite of the fact that the country was in the midst of the first Fenian raid, the new building was sufficiently completed in time to welcome the session of the Parliament of the United Province of Canada on June 08, 1866.
	www.bytown.net /fire.htm (792 words)

	Parliament - Buildings, monuments, statues - Cities - Budapest - Hungary - TravelToHungary.com
		The massive, neo-Gothic Parliament Building is one of the landmark symbols of Budapest.
		Work on the building began in 1884, and it was completed in 1902.
		The building has nearly 700 rooms, is 268m long, 118m wide at its maximum and over 90m high at the top of the dome.
	quatra.hu /english/sights/sight.php?id=5 (253 words)

	The Parliament Buildings \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Wellington \| Frommers.com
		New Zealand's Parliament Buildings are on Molesworth Street in the city center and include the distinctive beehive-shaped building that is the administrative headquarters.
		The Maori Affairs Select Committee Room, at the front of Parliament House, is another interesting feature, worth visiting for the remarkable carvings and weavings specially commissioned for it.
		The Alexander Turnbull Library, in the same building, is the research wing of the National Library, specializing in New Zealand and the Pacific.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/wellington/A30647.html (404 words)

	NATO flags in front of parliament buildings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		NATO flags were hoisted in front of the Polish parliament buildings on March16, this year.
		She stressed that the ceremony in front of the Polish parliament was held on the same day when the flags of the countries newly accepted as the Alliance members: Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, were hoisted in front of NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
		It was the Sejm and the Senate, the legislative authority of the Republic of Poland, these two parliamentary houses elected in free, general election, who voiced the determination to join NATO on behalf of the Polish nation.
	www.senat.gov.pl /k4eng/wydarz/dok1.htm (319 words)

	Scenic drives at travel-victoria.com - Parliament Buildings to Empress Hotel
		British Columbia's Parliament Buildings reside on a five-hectare (12-and-one-half-acre) block across the street from Victoria's Inner Harbour.
		Government buildings, called the "Birdcages," were originally erected between 1859 and 1864 on the site where the Parliament Building now stand.
		The famous architect Francis Rattenbury designed the building according to the Canadian Pacific Railway desire of employing many elements of the Chateau style.
	www.travel-victoria.com /scenicdrives/drivetour3.htm (317 words)

	Roy Beggs Jnr., MLA -> Visit Parliament Buildings, Stormont
		You can visit Parliament Buildings to see the Assembly sitting, arrange for a tour guide to show you around the historical building, or arrange to meet your Assembly member.
		Roy has welcomed numerous groups and individuals from East Antrim to Parliament Buildings: schools and youth groups; church organisations; Women's Institutes, and families.
		If you or your organisation are interested in visiting Parliament Buildings please contact the East Antrim UUP Assembly Office and we can arrange a suitable date and time.
	www.roy-beggs.co.uk /visitstormont.asp (298 words)

	Chemistry and Industry: Parliament buildings see dynamic debate: members liaise with MSPs at Our Dynamic Earth and new ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Parliament buildings see dynamic debate: members liaise with MSPs at Our Dynamic Earth and new parliament Edinburgh, 10 November.(Scotland Section)(Members of Scottish Parliament)
		On 10 November 2004, three Members of the SCI Scotland Section Committee attended the annual event liaising with Members of Scottish Parliament and other invited guests at Our Dynamic Earth, a science centre located between the new parliament buildings and scenic Holyrood park in Edinburgh.
		This was the fourth year of the event, organised by the RSC, which during that time has migrated from the top of Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile to the bottom.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:127197157&refid=holomed_1 (222 words)

	Best victoria parliament buildings Site Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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	seach-now002.com /sites/parliament/victoria_parliament_buildings.html (619 words)

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