We were lucky in that we caught a space when the crowds had died slightly. Normally you can queue for up to an hour apparently... We were lucky to be there for just 20 minutes. The tour itself is interesting and educational but the real treat is the view from Peace Tower. (If you're tall enough to see out the small windows). My girlfriend was a little too short to see comfortably. Also the glass or perspex windows are aged and whitened so clarity is not 100%. A few small changes would improve the experience greatly. Replace the perspex and make the views more accessible to people under 5'7 and it would be better.
中央区是真正的议会大厦,大厦中央耸立着著名的和平塔,也是国会山庄中最高的建筑,和平塔包括一座4.88米的四面钟,以及53个铃铛组成的钟琴,每天下午一点便会发出美丽嘹亮的钟声,钟声飘扬在城市里,仿佛在告慰历次战争中为国捐驱的加拿大战士的英灵。这一整区的建筑物在1916年大火烧毁之后,于1919-1927年重建。因为重建正值第一次世界大战后,所以为了纪念为国捐驱的加国军人们,才将中间的维多利亚塔(原名)改名为“和平塔”。
参观国会大厦要先到对马路90 Wellington Stree(威灵顿街90号)的i里面去领票。据说在暑假,开门两个小时内参观票就都被领光了,所以想去国会大厦参观的童鞋们记得要趁早领票哦!