What is Parliament Hill?
[[Image:Colline du Parlement.jpg|right|thumb|Parliament Hill]][[Image:Peace Tower and Centennial Flame.jpg|right|thumb|The Centennial Flame with the Peace Tower behind it.]] '''Parliament Hill''' (in {{lang-fr|Colline du Parlement}}) refers to a set of [[building|buildings]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], the [[Capital city|capital ]]<nowiki/>of [[Canada Dry|Canada]], where the [[Government of Canada]] meets and [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]] make [[law|laws]]. It is called Parliament Hill because it is on a [[hill]] above the [[Ottawa River]]. There are three main buildings: the West Block, the East Block and the Centre Block. A fire in [[1916]] burned the Centre Block and only the [[library]] was saved. The building was rebuilt and the Peace Tower was finished in [[1927]]. The [[roof]] of each building is made of [[copper]] which turns [[green]] over time. There are many [[statue|statues]] around Parliament Hill including many former [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Ministers]] and 5 famous [[Woman|women]] who helped women [[Women's rights|gain equal rights]] in Canada. There is also a centennial [[flame]] that was lit when Canada turned [[centenary|100 years old]]. ==Other websites== *[http://www.parliamenthill.gc.ca/ The website for Parliament Hill] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040926124015/http://www.parliamenthill.gc.ca/ |date=2004-09-26 }} {{Canada-stub}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Ottawa]]