Which tower on Parliament Hill was built in memory of the First World War?
- The CN Tower
- The Memorial Arch
- The Peace Tower
- The Victory Tower
Answer: The Peace Tower
The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill was completed in 1927 in memory of the First World War. Its Memorial Chamber holds the Books of Remembrance, with the names of soldiers, sailors and airmen who died serving Canada in wars or while on duty.
Learn more: The Parliament Buildings
- The Parliament Buildings were completed in the 1860s in the Gothic Revival style.
- The Centre Block was destroyed by an accidental fire in 1916 and rebuilt in 1922.
- The Library is the only part of the original building still standing.
- The Peace Tower was completed in 1927 in memory of the First World War.
- The Memorial Chamber in the Peace Tower holds the Books of Remembrance.
- The Books of Remembrance list the soldiers, sailors and airmen who died serving Canada in wars or on duty.
- Quebec’s National Assembly is in the French Second Empire style.
- Other provincial legislatures are Baroque, Romanesque and neoclassical, reflecting the Greco-Roman heritage of Western civilization, where democracy began.