Victoria Tower (Canada)

The 55-metre-high (180 ft) tower was the centre piece of Parliament Hill that was constructed from 1859 to 1866 by Thomas Fuller.

[1] Its replacement, the Peace Tower, was built on the same location but the design (larger clock face, ornamental Victoria High Gothic vs. simpler Modern Gothic) and height were radically changed.

The bell was restored in the year 2000, and placed on the grounds of Parliament Hill as a monument to the 1916 fire and to Canada's first Centre Block parliamentary building.

It is showcased on a circular granite base, etched as the face of a clock, that represents its role in the keeping of time.

The bell's inclined position recalls the angle at which it came to rest after falling during the fire of 1916.