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A computer-generated fly-through showing some of the principal architectural features. (3.4 Mb) Produced by 1|20media. © Canadian Museum of Civilization

QuickTimeVR panorama: the view from the entrance plaza, where Art Bank sculptures are displayed, highlights the two wings of the building, separated to provide a view through to Parliament Hill. The main public entrance is behind the flagpole. (386 Kb) © Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2003

QuickTimeVR panorama: the view of the building from the riverside park shows to best effect the imposing window of the Grand Hall, fronting the public display wing; also seen is the building offshoot housing the restaurant and cafeteria. Across the Ottawa River is Parliament Hill. (327 Kb) © Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2003

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In 1983, in the style of the voyageurs, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Minister of Communications Francis Fox paddled a canoe across the Ottawa River to the Parc Laurier site. There, after being greeted by museum officials, the Prime Minister turned the first sod to mark the beginning of the construction phase of the new museum project. (51 seconds) © Canadian Museum of Civilization, V94-1202

A demonstration of how, in the 1980s, then state-of-the-art computer-aided design equipment was used by the architect to model the building before its construction, and to print out site plans that could easily be updated. (1 minute 59 seconds) © Canadian Museum of Civilization, 4098

This video collage illustrates both the immensity and the human dimension of the ambitious construction project to build a state-of-the-art museum. (1 minute 42 seconds) © Canadian Museum of Civilization, V95-0129

Construction work on the Museum in early 1987, about half-way through the project, with the curatorial wing taking shape but the public display wing still little more than a shell. (1 minute 55 seconds) © Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2894

Aerial footage shot in mid-1988 shows the Museum exterior nearing completion, and certainly recognisable, although none of the landscaping was yet in place. (1 minute 41 seconds) © Canadian Museum of Civilization, V96-0825

Further footage shot from a helicopter in 1990 shows the fully-realized architecture and surrounding parkland. (1 minute 44 seconds) © Canadian Museum of Civilization, V95-0129

Architectural highlights, shot in 1990. (1 minute 55 seconds) © Canadian Museum of Civilization, 3162

A collection of panoramic and close-up views of the Museum architecture, from footage shot between 1989 and 1994. (2 minute 52 seconds) © Canadian Museum of Civilization, V94-1051, V95-0094, V95-0153, 2533, 2534, 2535