Parliament Buildings (Northern Ireland)
Statues
### Statues

Additional changes to the building and its environs include the erection of a statue to [Edward, Lord Carson](/wiki/Edward_Carson "Edward Carson"), in dramatic pose (on the drive leading up to the building) in 1932, a rare example of a statue to a person being erected before death, and the erection of a statue to [Lord Craigavon](/wiki/James_Craig%2C_1st_Viscount_Craigavon "James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon") in the Great Hall, halfway up the Imperial Staircase. Craigavon and his wife [Viscountess Craigavon](/wiki/Cecil_Mary_Nowell_Dering_Craig "Cecil Mary Nowell Dering Craig") are buried in the estate grounds.


What notable event occurred during the Imperial Staircase ceremony?