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Canada House ((フランス語:Maison du Canada)) is a Greek Revival building on Trafalgar Square in London that is part of the High Commission of Canada in London. It has been a Grade II * Listed Building since 1970. == History == The building which would later become known as Canada House was built between 1824 and 1827 to designs by Sir Robert Smirke, the architect of the British Museum.〔(Major contest launched for overhaul of London's Canada House ) Architects Journal, 15 March 2013〕 It was originally two buildings used by the Union Club and the Royal College of Physicians. Under the leadership of High Commissioner Peter Charles Larkin the Canadian government acquired the Union Club in 1923 for the sum of £223,000.〔(Canada House – the Government of Canada's showpiece for close to a century ) Canada International〕 It was Larkin's intention to centralise the work of 200 Canadian employees scattered among offices in Victoria Street in one central building. Renovations cost $1.3 million CDN and were supervised by the architect Septimus Warwick, who moved the main entrance from Trafalgar Square to Cockspur Street. The designers imported Canadian furniture, carpets and maple and birch flooring. The exterior was reclad in Portland stone to match the facade of the Royal College of Physicians. The building was officially opened on 29 June 1925 by King George V.〔 When he declared Canada House open, King George said: "Canada is a great country: alike in the literal sense of vast extent from 'sea to sea' and great in achievement and in promise: and it is right and necessary that its official representatives here should be housed in a manner worthy of the Dominion and adequate to the discharge of their ever-growing and important duties."〔(King George V, 1910–1936 )〕 During the London Blitz, a bomb fell near the building, only away from future Canadian prime minister Lester B. Pearson, who was the secretary to the High Commissioner at the time.〔(Canada House, circa 1941, after the London Blitz )〕 Canada increased its presence by acquiring the future Macdonald House in 1961.〔(Good riddance to Grosvenor Square: Canada House is our real home ) The Globe and Mail, 29 November 2013〕 In 1993, Canada House was closed by the Canadian government as a cost-cutting measure with the intention of selling it. A change of government in Canada saw this decision reversed and renovations were planned instead, beginning in 1997. The building was officially reopened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, in May 1998. To commemorate the reopening, a detachment from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, came to London and mounted the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace.〔(Changing the Guard )〕 Canada House was closed again in 2010 and re-opened in 2012 for the Diamond Jubilee. It was used as Canada Olympic House during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The main work of the High Commission, including consular, public affairs, political, trade and administrative functions was then carried out from Macdonald House in Mayfair.〔(Passport and Services )〕 In November 2013 Macdonald House was sold off.〔(Canada.com – Canada sells diplomatic mansion Macdonald House in London to Indian developer for $530M ). Retrieved 29 Nov 2013.〕 The Canadian High Commission returned all their diplomatic functions to Canada House on 15 December 2014. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh once again officially reopened Canada House on 19 February 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh officially reopen Canada House )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canada House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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