Union Station
Cedarwood - Cypress - Lemon - Vanilla
100% soy wax candle with essential oils
Suitcase in hand you enter the Beaux Arts building. You see a large clock across the hall from you, you have plenty of time before your train. You walk towards the large pillars, and a large space opens in front of you. A curved, adorned ceiling soars above you, sunlight streaming in through the windows. You make your way down the stairs and take a seat on one of the wooden benches. People mill around, women in long dresses and wide brimmed hats, and men in stripped suits and flat hats. You hear a train pull up to the platform, ticket in hand, you make your way there, onto your next adventure.
Cedarwood - Cypress - Lemon - Vanilla
100% soy wax candle with essential oils
Suitcase in hand you enter the Beaux Arts building. You see a large clock across the hall from you, you have plenty of time before your train. You walk towards the large pillars, and a large space opens in front of you. A curved, adorned ceiling soars above you, sunlight streaming in through the windows. You make your way down the stairs and take a seat on one of the wooden benches. People mill around, women in long dresses and wide brimmed hats, and men in stripped suits and flat hats. You hear a train pull up to the platform, ticket in hand, you make your way there, onto your next adventure.
Cedarwood - Cypress - Lemon - Vanilla
100% soy wax candle with essential oils
Suitcase in hand you enter the Beaux Arts building. You see a large clock across the hall from you, you have plenty of time before your train. You walk towards the large pillars, and a large space opens in front of you. A curved, adorned ceiling soars above you, sunlight streaming in through the windows. You make your way down the stairs and take a seat on one of the wooden benches. People mill around, women in long dresses and wide brimmed hats, and men in stripped suits and flat hats. You hear a train pull up to the platform, ticket in hand, you make your way there, onto your next adventure.
History
Opened by the Grand Trunk Railway in 1912, the building served as Ottawa's central railway station, with the Château Laurier hotel constructed across the street to cater to travelers. The June 1912 openings of Union Station and the hotel were subdued events, as Grand Trunk Railway general manager Charles Melville Hays had tragically died in the Titanic disaster just two months prior.
Upon arrival, passengers disembarked and entered what architects referred to as the “procession”—an impressive passageway adorned with Corinthian columns, vaulted coffered ceilings, and marble-patterned ceiling arches. From there, they moved into the concourse, where a skylight set in a 15-meter ceiling cast a lattice of light and shadow across a bustling space.
In 1966, the National Capital Commission decided to remove the tracks along the east side of the Canal as part of an urban renewal initiative. Although the NCC initially planned to demolish the structure, it was ultimately preserved and became the focal point of Canada’s centenary celebrations in 1967. After lying vacant for several years, it was repurposed as the Government Conference Centre.
In July 2013, Public Works Canada announced that the building would temporarily house the Senate chamber.