The Canadian Houses of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada, 1895. Ottawa became the seat of Canada's parliament when Confederation created the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Centre Block, the building that houses the Parliament, was built in the Gothic Revival style in the 1860s. From "Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago". [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1895]