Union Station

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Union Station was the historic central railway terminal in Ottawa, Canada, later repurposed as the Senate of Canada Building.

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Union Station canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former railway station
heritage building
parliamentary building
railway station
address 2 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
alsoKnownAs Government Conference Centre
Ottawa Union Station
Senate of Canada Building
architect John A. L. Ross
Robert H. Macdonald
Ross and Macdonald
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
category Beaux-Arts architecture in Canada
Federal government buildings in Ottawa
Parliament of Canada buildings
linked to: Parliament Hill

Railway stations in Ottawa
closedAsRailwayStation 1966
constructionStart 1909
convertedTo Government Conference Centre
Senate of Canada Building
country Canada
currentPrimaryOccupant Senate of Canada
hasDome yes
hasGrandHall yes
heritageDesignation Classified Federal Heritage Building
heritageDesignationDate 1986
inspiredBy Pennsylvania Station (New York City)
laterUse Government Conference Centre
Senate of Canada Building
locatedIn Downtown Ottawa
Ontario
Ottawa
locatedNear Château Laurier
Parliament Hill
Rideau Canal
managedBy Public Services and Procurement Canada
nearbyStreet Rideau Street
Wellington Street
opened 1912
originalFunction central railway terminal
passenger railway station
owner Government of Canada
replacedBy Ottawa Train Station
servedAs central railway terminal for Ottawa
servedBy Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
Grand Trunk Railway
useAsGovernmentConferenceCentreFrom 1966
useAsGovernmentConferenceCentreTo 2013
useAsSenateOfCanadaBuildingFrom 2019

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Senate of Canada Building formerName Union Station