Video: Installation of trompe l’oeil tarps on the Centre Block

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(Text on screen: Public Services and Procurement Canada)

[Video opens with a sweeping shot from the Ottawa River up to the back of Parliament Hill with two large cranes on either side of the Peace Tower.]

(Text on screen: There is something different on the north façade of Centre Block.)

[Three workers on different levels of scaffolding are installing a trompe l’oeil panel at the northeast façade of Centre Block. Panning across the screen you see three trompe l’oeil panels that have already been installed.]

(Text on screen: Printed decorative tarps, known as trompe l’oeil, are being installed.)

[A worker is standing on scaffolding on the north façade as he pulls a trompe l’oeil panel into place using two ropes from the top of the building.]

(Text on screen: Trompe l’oeil stands for “trick of the eye”.)

[Two mason workers are behind the trompe l’oeil panels on scaffolding as they apply mortar in between large wall stones.]

(Text on screen: The tarps are being used while crews restore the building’s heritage masonry.)

[The video pans from the top of the north façade down showing five trompe l’oeil panels that have been installed.]

(Text on screen: They serve many purposes such as protecting workers from extreme weather conditions…)

[A worker is standing on scaffolding on the north façade holding a wrapped up trompe l’oeil panel as a worker from the top pulls it up.]

(Text on screen: …and improving the visual experience for visitors during construction.)

[Two workers on scaffolding and one worker on the roof install the final trompe l’oeil panel revealing the entire northeast façade of the building.]

(Text on screen: The trompe l’oeil shows a realistic image of Centre Block.)

[A print technician stands in front of an oversized panel printer in a warehouse setting as it prints one of the trompe l’oeil panels.]

(Text on screen: The panels are produced at a print shop near Montreal.)

[A wide view of the entire south façade of Centre Block with two large cranes at either end with a vibrant blue sky in the background]

(Text on screen: The trompe l’oeil allows visitors to enjoy the beauty of Centre Block even while under construction.)

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(Text on screen: ISBN 978-0-660-49633-7, Catalogue P4-123/2023E-MP4)

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