The Speaker's Chair is the focal point of the House of Commons Chamber. Situated on a dais at the north end of the Chamber, the chair provides the Speaker with a clear view of government and opposition benches, as well as the public galleries above the Chamber floor. Constructed in 1921 and presented to the House by members of the Empire Parliamentary Association, the Speaker's Chair includes an overhead canopy that features the Royal Arms sculpted from a piece of oak taken from the roof of Great Britain's Westminster Hall built in 1397. The Speaker's Chair also displays carvings of two symbols of authority: a scepter surmounted by a dove, and a mace on a background of intertwined cords and oak leaves with acorns.