East Block

East Block
The East Block of Parliament Hill
General information
Architectural style	Victorian High Gothic
Town or city	Ottawa, Ontario
Country	Canada
Coordinates	45°25′29″N 75°41′51″W / 45.424709°N 75.697453°W / 45.424709; -75.697453
Construction started	1859
Completed	1866
Client	The Queen in Right of the United Kingdom (1859) The King in Right of Canada (1910)
Owner	The King in Right of Canada
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Thomas Stent and Augustus Laver

The East Block (officially the Eastern Departmental Building;^[1] French: Édifice administratif de l'est) is one of the three buildings on Canada's Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing offices for parliamentarians, as well as some preserved pre-Confederation spaces.

Built in the Victorian High Gothic style, the East Block is, along with the Library of Parliament, one of only two buildings on Parliament Hill to have survived mostly intact since original construction. Though not as renowned as the Centre Block of parliament, the East Block formerly appeared on the face of the Journey Series design of the Canadian hundred-dollar bill. The East Block is open to the public for tours in July and August.