Books of Remembrance now on display in West Block

The Room of Remembrance was officially opened in the new visitor welcome centre on Parliament Hill on Tuesday. The room will serve as a temporary home for the Books of Remembrance while Centre Block is closed for a decade-long rehabilitation project.
While the new room lacks the natural light and soaring height of Centre Block’s Memorial Chamber, where the books have been displayed for decades, the new Room of Remembrance features dappled lighting reminiscent of starlight and will continue