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The East Memorial Building and '''West Memorial Building''' are a pair of government buildings in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . Construction started in 1949 to house the rapidly growing Department Of Veterans Affairs . The buildings were thus originally named the '''Veterans Memorial Buildings'''. They were designed by George Gouinlock and H.L. Allward . The buildings are located on the south side of Wellington Street , across the street from the Supreme Court Of Canada Building . Lyon Street passes between the two buildings, but they are linked by the Memorial Arch. Between the two lanes of Lyon Street are gardens and a large stone relief carved by Ivan Mestvovic to honour those who fought in the First World War . As the Veterans Affairs department has shrunk other departments have moved in. Today the Department Of Justice is headquartered in the East Building. EXTERNAL LINK |
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