Ottawa Ontario – Canada – Langevin Block – Heritage
Image by Bill Badzo
General view of Langevin Block, showing its well-designed and richly detailed exterior, executed in the Second Empire style, with traces of the Romanesque influence,
Langevin Block
62 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
The Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council (French: Bureau du Premier ministre et du Conseil privé) building, formerly known as the Langevin Block (French: Édifice Langevin, IPA: [lɑ̃ʒvɛ̃]), is an office building facing Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. As the home of the Privy Council Office and Office of the Prime Minister, it is the working headquarters of the executive branch of the Canadian government.
The term Langevin Block was previously used as a metonym for the Prime Minister’s Office and the Privy Council Office. The building was named after Father of Confederation and cabinet minister Hector-Louis Langevin 251
