The Justice Building designed by

Thomas W. Fuller Thomas William Fuller (May 3, 1865 – November 4, 1951), the son of Thomas Fuller, was a Canadian architect. Before his selection as Dominion Architect, Fuller designed a number of federal buildings in Dawson City, Yukon, some of which are ...

in Ottawa is so-called because it was previously home to the

Department of Justice (Canada) The Department of Justice (french: Ministère de la Justice) is a department of the Government of Canada that represents the Canadian government in legal matters. The Department of Justice works to ensure that Canada's justice system is as fair, ...

. Originally called Block D, it was built from 1935 to 1938 for the

Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of ...

(RCMP). It was renovated in 1998–2001 and now houses some of the offices of Members of Parliament. It is similar

Gothic Revival architecture Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th cent ...

design to the Confederation Building located just east of it, which was also designed by Thomas W. Fuller. In Ian Fleming's short story " For Your Eyes Only"

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

visits the RCMP headquarters when it was located in this building, and the book contains a description of the structure.

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Explore the buildings near Parliament Hill - Public Services and Procurement CanadaThomas W. Fuller, Chief Dominion Architect 1927-1936
Government buildings completed in 1938 Gothic Revival architecture in Ottawa Royal Canadian Mounted Police headquarters Parliament of Canada buildings 1938 establishments in Ontario {{Ontario-struct-stub