Library and Archives of Canada
395, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Description:
The Library and Archives of Canada is the main public body that preserves and collects documents on the country’s historical and cultural heritage. The office is run by a special minister, also known as the Librarian or Chief Archivist of Canada. In 1872, two independent organizations were merged into one and began to collect a variety of archival materials throughout the country.
The Library and Archives of Canada holds all of Canada’s documentary heritage. It's not just books and documentation. In huge repositories neatly collect all once published in Canada magazines, newspapers and even comic book collections. In a separate section, works of art, albums, scrap albums, architectural sketches and other artifacts are collected. The other stores all Canadian films, publications, audio recordings and even websites. Here you can find maps, globes, stamps, personal diaries and even seemingly useless trade and advertising catalogs.
To accommodate this huge collection had to design a special five-story building, which cost the country's budget of 13 million Canadian dollars.