The Story

This artificial cave is a delight to be in. The recessed lighting is particularly beneficial to the photographer.

Back out I went into the central atrium, where I took more shots of Gaia. I assume this is an inflatable- as big as it is, there's not a lot of weight to it.

Stepping back out into the Queens Lantern, we find the story of the building's history told.

It was first erected in 1905, in what had been a field south of the downtown core. Now it is part of the downtown core. It was first home to the Geological Survey of Canada.

The 1916 fire on Parliament Hill that destroyed the original Centre Block resulted in the building becoming home for some years to the House and the Senate.