Hallway conversations Two women deep in conversation traverse the long corridor towards the Scotiabank Grand Hall of the National Gallery of Canada. As many know, hallway conversations are often the best conversations… Perhaps they’re discussing world affairs, or simply which wine to enjoy over lunch at “7 Wine Bar and Worldly Tapas”, the restaurant in the Grand Hall which overlooks the Parliament buildings. Tadoussac variegated rose granite has been used for the floors and walls in this long hallway, their soft warmth, coupled with the natural light from the skylights overhead, casts a soft h‹›
National Gallery of Canada

Moshe Safdie

Interior · Ottawa, Canada · 1880

Photo: joanne clifford · 2018-11-28 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 1184×1480

Hallway conversations Two women deep in conversation traverse the long corridor towards the Scotiabank Grand Hall of the National Gallery of Canada. As many know, hallway conversations are often the best conversations… Perhaps they’re discussing world affairs, or simply which wine to enjoy over lunch at “7 Wine Bar and Worldly Tapas”, the restaurant in the Grand Hall which overlooks the Parliament buildings. Tadoussac variegated rose granite has been used for the floors and walls in this long hallway, their soft warmth, coupled with the natural light from the skylights overhead, casts a soft h

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