The Rooms is a cultural facility housing the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Archives, Art Gallery and Museum. The building's architecture and name is a reference to the simple gable-roofed sheds (called "fishing rooms") that were common at the waterline in Newfoundland fishing villages. On a hill overlooking the port city, it can be seen from almost any point in St. John's. Since its construction, it has competed with its neighbour, Basilica of St. John the Baptist, for the dominance of the St. John's skyline. During the planning and construction of this history-preserving building much opposition was raised by archeologists and historians because of its location. Previously on the same strategic spot of land was located Fort Townsend, an 18th-century military fort, that was eventually buried under ground.
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