Who designed the original Centre Block of Canada’s Parliament Buildings?

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The original Centre Block of Canada’s Parliament Buildings was designed by architects Thomas Fuller and Chilion Jones, who were awarded the project in 1859. Four years later, the design was reworked by Fuller and Charles Baillairgé.1

It is important to note that the original structure was largely destroyed by a fire in 1916. The current Centre Block, which stands today, was redesigned by architects John A. Pearson and Jean-Omer Marchand. While the current building was intended to be stylistically sympathetic to the original High Victorian Gothic Revival design, it incorporates modern materials and a different spatial plan.2