---
title: What an AI agent reads on Photo Equatorial Building · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/r/historicplaces.ca/agent-view?format=md
---

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# What an AI agent reads on Photo Equatorial Building

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. This is that view of [historicplaces.ca](https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4378), from the copy the scanner kept.

6,990

characters of text without JavaScript

none

structured data for the business

0

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca · language en. First 1,800 of 6,990 characters:

```
HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca Français ▼ MENU ▼ THE REGISTER About Us Contact Us FAQ HERITAGE CONSERVATION Nominate a historic place Standards &amp; Guidelines Resources on heritage conservation Glossary THE PARTNERS Provinces and territories Parks Canada INTERACT Search e-Newsletter Facebook Twitter Download our search banner Media centre MORE Featured articles For kids Important notices Site map CONTACT US Photo Equatorial Building Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Formally Recognized: 1992/12/10 Exterior photo Other Name(s) Photo Equatorial BuildingBuilding No. 9Bâtiment no 9 Links and documents n/a Construction Date(s) 1914/01/01 Listed on the Canadian Register: 2008/08/15 Statement of Significance Description of Historic Place The Photo Equatorial Building, also known as Building No. 9, is a small, symmetrical, one-storey, stone building that features a rusticated stone base, a crenellated cornice, round glazed window openings, and stone brackets supporting a retractable copper dome. Located at the north edge of the Central Experimental Farm National Historic Site of Canada on a campus-like site bounded by Carling Avenue and Observatory Drive, the Photo Equatorial Building forms a picturesque ensemble with the Dominion Observatory (1902-04) and the South Azimuth building (1912). The designation is confined to the footprint of the building. Heritage Value The Photo Equatorial Building is a Classified Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental values.Historical value:The Photo Equatorial Building is considered to be an extension of the Dominion Observatory due to the fact that it once played a supporting role in the Observatory’s scientific endeavours and sheltered astronomical equipment. As such, it is one of
```

 Facts

## What it can state about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | no |
| Name | no |
| Telephone | no |
| Address | no |
| Opening hours | no |
| Menu or price list | nothing |
| Cuisine in structured data | no |
| JSON-LD blocks | 0 |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

| Link | Role | Where it goes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3289](https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3289) | booking | the business's own site |

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```
