"Visitors of the Library of Parliament are impressed by its massive flying buttresses, ornamental ironwork and handcrafted detail. These striking elements represent the architectural style and vision of its designers. Inside, the Library's white pine panelling contains carvings of thousands of flowers, masks and mythical beasts. Its galleries display the coats of arms of the seven provinces existing in 1876 and that of the Dominion of Canada. In the centre of the room stands a white marble statue of Queen Victoria, sculpted by Marshall Wood in 1871."