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A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in a white dress, with the Canadian flag and a painting of Queen Victoria in the background.
‘A secret between the Queen and me’: The surprising details in the Senate’s newest portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
A close-up of a sculptor’s hands holding a chisel and carving a sculpture of a dragon with a bird’s beak.
The Canadian Style: How Centre Block’s carvers fell under a northern spell
A West Coast First Nations carving of an orca forms an arch over a doorway in Parliament Hill’s Centre Block.
Indigenous Stories in Stone: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part four
A painting of a woman standing in a field of dried grass, with hills and blue skies behind her.
Visual Voices 2024: New art exhibit grounds viewers in Senate soil health study
A closeup of a hand shaping a carving of a cockatrice using a clay-sculpting tool.
Sculptors recapture ghostly faces from Centre Block’s past
A carving of a smiling angelic child atop decorative wood panelling.
The Hill’s Heavenly Host: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part three
Senator Scott Tannas in a grey-blue suit seated at a table in his office in the Senate of Canada Building.
Catching up on Centre Block’s rehabilitation with Senator Scott Tannas
A griffin, carved in stone, crouches atop a column on Parliament Hill’s Centre Block.
Lurkers in the Shadows: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part two
The Welsh Red Dragon is depicted on a hexagonal panel in the stained-glass ceiling of Centre Block’s Senate foyer.
Fantastic Beasts: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part one
A conservator with gloved hands uses a tool to replace strips of lead that hold panes of stained glass in place.
Taking Panes: Conserving the Senate foyer’s stained-glass ceiling
A fleur-de-lis is carved into the arch above a doorway in Centre Block.
The fleur-de-lis, the salamander and the thistle: Parliament’s royal symbols, part three
The Senate Chamber in Centre Block, with all senators’ desks removed and the crimson carpet exposed.
Anatomy of a Senate Chamber: Taking stock of restoration work in Centre Block’s Upper House
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