Which parts of Canada’s Parliament Buildings were destroyed in the fire of 1916?

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The fire that occurred on the night of February 3, 1916, devastated the Centre Block of Canada’s Parliament Buildings. By the following morning, the fire had destroyed the entire structure, leaving behind only the exterior walls and the Library of Parliament.1

While the government initially intended to rebuild on the original footprint, the decision to expand office space led to the demolition of the remaining original walls and the rubble foundation. The current Centre Block was subsequently constructed using a steel frame and load-bearing concrete walls.1