In what architectural style is the Quebec National Assembly built?
- Art Deco
- French Second Empire
- Gothic Revival
- Modern glass and steel
Answer: French Second Empire
The Quebec National Assembly is built in the French Second Empire style. The other provincial legislatures are Baroque, Romanesque and neoclassical. Gothic Revival, popular in Queen Victoria’s time, is the style of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.
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.