Library of Parliament Main Branch, in old Bank of Nova Scotia building

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The Bank of Nova Scotia building at 125 Sparks Street was designed in the Beaux-Arts style in 1924 by Belfast architect John MacIntosh Lyle. The symmetrical sandstone south facade includes columns, basins, mahogany and bronze doors, and bas-reliefs inspired by Canadian economic activities. Inside, we note the executive office and the waiting room in walnut and white oak as well as the banking room, in Doric style, adorned with floors of pink-gray marble from Tennessee, walls in imitation stone as well as bronze wall sconces. The bank occupied the building until 1985, after which the building remained vacant for almost 15 years.

In 1999, the Government of Canada approved the bid from Schœler & Heaton Architects and LeMoyne Lapointe Magne Architectes. Renovations began in April 2000 and the Library of Parliament moved in in July 2001. Modern features added to the building include a new north facade entirely covered in glass on the exterior. Inside, a mezzanine is added to connect maple and steel offices to five stories of shelving with glass floors.

In 2017, as part of the Parliamentary Precinct's Long Range Vision and Plan DFS Inc. architecture & design and PCL Construction, in partnership with Public Services and Procurement Canada and the House of Commons, redesigned the branch as the Interim Main Library. Modernizing the building has helped the Library of Parliament meet the ever-changing needs of its parliamentary users. The space now includes a new reading room equipped with a multimedia wall on which news and sittings of the two houses of Parliament are broadcast, three collaborative rooms and an event hosting capacity.

Doors Open Ottawa 2023; 125 Sparks Street; Ottawa, Ontario.

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Ottawa (show map)

Taken on: June 3, 2023

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