8.8 Parliament Buildings – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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#1. Which architectural styles can be seen in the provincial legislatures (except in Quebec)?

Select all that apply:

Neoclassical

Romanesque

Shinto

Baroque

#2. When did an accidental fire destroy the majority of the original Parliament Buildings built in the 1860s?

1867

1922

1916

1812

#3. When was the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings rebuilt after being destroyed in the accidental fire of 1916?

1920

1918

1922

1927

#4. What do the towers, arches, sculptures and stained glass of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa embody?

Select all that apply:

English traditions

Aboriginal traditions

Gothic Revival architecture popular in the time of Queen Victoria

French traditions

#5. When were the original Parliament Buildings in Ottawa constructed?

1780s

1860s

1590s

1920s

#6. What is written in the Books of Remembrance kept in the Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings?

Names of all the Prime Ministers of Canada

Cultural stories of Aboriginal Peoples who lived in Canada prior to the arrival of Europeans

Biographies of Sovereigns who have represented Canada since centuries

Names of soldiers, sailors and airmen who died serving Canada in wars or while on duty

#7. Which part of the original parliament buildings was destroyed in the accidental fire of 1916?

Peace Tower

Centre Block

Peace Arch

Library

#8. Which architectural style was used to build the Quebec National Assembly?

Baroque

Gothic revival

Neoclassical

French Second Empire style

#9. Which architectural style was used to build the Parliamentary Buildings in Ottawa?

Neoclassical

French Second Empire style

Baroque

Gothic revival

#10. Which part of the Parliament Buildings was built in the memory of the First World War?

The Peace Arch

The Centre Block

The Library

The Peace Tower

#11. Which part of the original parliament building escaped the accidental fire of 1916 and still stands to this day?

The Peace Arch

The Library

The Centre Block

The Peace Tower

#12. What does the Memorial Chamber within the Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings contain?

Paintings by the Group of Seven

English, French and Aboriginal cultural artifacts

The Constitution of Canada

Books of Remembrance

#13. When was the Peace Tower built as an important addition to the Parliamentary Buildings in Ottawa?

1916

1922

1927

1930

#14. Unlike the Parliament building in Ottawa, the buildings of Provincial legislatures are not architecturally significant.

False

True

#15. What do the architectural styles of provincial legislatures (except in Quebec) reflect:

The Greco-Roman democratic heritage of Western Civilization

The skills of artistic communities in those Provinces

The ancient age of the buildings

Architectural schools in those Provinces

Finish