Our tour of the Parliament Building continued . . . .
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| The ceilings are unreal! |
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| This is the Hall of Honour |
. . . . and the floors aren't too bad either
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| we were told by David that the waves on the tiled floor represent our country 'SEA to SEA'
. . . and then we were on to the masterpiece that is the LIBRARY - the only section of the building that survived the tragic fire of 1916
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| the boys all declared it is just like 'Harry Potter' |
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for those of you that remember
- this is the 'ancient' way of keeping track of the library collection |
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| just a few . . . of the wood carvings pointed out by David |
Next stop - the Senate
The boys standing in the BAR - where lawyers were presented before the Senate and the
Number 2 use - discipline - if someone did or said something they shouldn't - this is where they stood - YIKES!!! - don't our boys look sooooooo intimidated!
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| the Senate ceiling |
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| a view from the walkway to the Memorial Chapel
NOW we are in the Memorial Chapel dedicated to the Canadians who have lost their lives in conflict beginning in 1927. The focal point of the room is an altar containing the Book of Remembrance that holds the names of Canadians who died during the First World War. Now there are six more altars remembering those who died in conflicts following.
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| titled 'The First Dawn" |
MUCH THANKS TO DAVID - we were awed by our tour and you were just so kind!
Just one more photo of the white and red tulips on Parliament Hill! (sorry - overkill I know!)
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