The Central Post Office is a historic building in Ottawa

Ottawa

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. The building was completed in 1939, replacing a Second Empire style office built in 1876. This original office was located in what is today Confederation Square

Confederation Square

Confederation Square is an urban square in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and is considered the second most important ceremonial centre in Canada's capital city, after Parliament Hill...

, and was demolished in order to construct the grand public space. The new office was designed by W.E. Noffke

W.E. Noffke

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, it is located on the western edge of the square at the end of Sparks Street

Sparks Street

Sparks Street is a street in downtown Ottawa, Canada that was converted into an outdoor pedestrian street in 1966, making it the earliest such street or mall in North America....

. The office combines the distinctly Canadian Chateauesque

Châteauesque

Châteauesque is one of several terms, including Francis I style, and, in Canada, the Château Style, that refer to a revival architectural style based on the French Renaissance architecture of the monumental French country homes built in the Loire Valley from the late fifteenth century to the...

 style with Art Deco

Art Deco

Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

 elements. It is noted for the decorative carved lions arranged around its base.

The Central Post Office is currently home to offices for the Privy Council of Canada.