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Title	Supreme Court of Canada
Alternate Title	Cour supreme du Canada
View	General view of the front (south) facade, from southeast
Work Type	buildings public buildings legislative buildings
Style/Period	Art Deco Renaissance Revival Twentieth century
Creator Name	Cormier, Ernest
Creator Nationality	Canadian
Date.Creator Birth	1885
Date.Creator Death	1980
Contributors to Project	Ernest Cormier (Canadian architect, 1885-1980)
Subject.work	architecture Great Britain--Colonies
Country	Canada
City	Ottawa
State/Province	Ontario
Location.Notes	301 Wellington Street
Architectural Material	limestone; copper roof
Technique	construction (assembling)
Dates	1939-1946 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	7/15/1993
Subject Information	Situated just west of the Parliament Buildings on a bluff high above the Ottawa River, and set back from a busy Wellington Street by an expanse of lawn. Construction began in 1939, with the cornerstone laid by Queen Elizabeth, consort to King George VI and later Queen Mother. The Court began hearing cases in the new building by January 1946. The building is renowned for its Art Deco details. In 2000, it was named by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada as one of the top 500 buildings produced in Canada during the last millennium.
Information.source	Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)

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