Discovering Ontario · Drawing 17 of 32
The Library of Parliament
Ottawa
Behind the Parliament buildings, this library looks like a crown made of stone. Pointed windows surround a room filled with books and documents.
Did you know?
The Library of Parliament opened its doors in 1876.
Look together
Why do members of Parliament need books and documents?
An idea to try
Invent a library and draw a book you would put inside.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The Library of Parliament is in Ottawa. Its main building survived the 1916 fire that destroyed much of the original Centre Block. Its dome suffered a separate fire in 1952. The drawing simplifies buttresses, windows and roofs and leaves out contemporary construction works.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be combined or imagined. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Public Services and Procurement Canada — Library of Parliament: History and DesignThe Library opened in 1876; history of the building and its dome.
Page prepared on October 3, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book My Ontario to Colour
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