Parliament Buildings, Victoria

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Parliament Buildings, Victoria are the historic legislative complex in British Columbia’s capital city that houses the province’s Legislative Assembly and related government offices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative building complex
tourist attraction
architect Francis Rattenbury NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Neo-baroque NERFINISHED
Neo-Romanesque
surface form: Romanesque Revival
category Buildings and structures in Victoria, British Columbia
Provincial legislatures in Canada
constructionStartDate 1893
country Canada
hasFeature central dome
front lawn
grand staircase
legislative chamber
mosaics and murals
ornamental lighting
public galleries
rotunda
statuary on the facade
two flanking domed towers
hasStatue statue of Captain George Vancouver
statue of Queen Victoria NERFINISHED
statue of Sir James Douglas NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation provincial heritage property
houses Legislative Assembly of British Columbia NERFINISHED
offices of Members of the Legislative Assembly
offices of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
offices of the Premier of British Columbia
inaugurationDate 1898
locatedIn British Columbia
Vancouver Island NERFINISHED
Victoria, British Columbia NERFINISHED
material granite
marble
stone
near Empress Hotel NERFINISHED
Royal British Columbia Museum NERFINISHED
nightIllumination outlined with decorative lights
occupies Belleville Street frontage
offers guided tours
openedForUse 1898
operator Legislative Assembly of British Columbia NERFINISHED
overlooks Inner Harbour, Victoria NERFINISHED
owner Government of British Columbia NERFINISHED
publicAccess open to visitors when the House is not in session
renovation 20th-century interior renovations
seismic upgrades
servesAs seat of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
symbolizes political authority of British Columbia
provincial identity of British Columbia

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Government of British Columbia hasSeatIn Parliament Buildings, Victoria
Executive Council of British Columbia seat Parliament Buildings, Victoria
Members of the Legislative Assembly workLocation Parliament Buildings, Victoria
subject surface form: Member of the Legislative Assembly (British Columbia)
this entity surface form: Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia
Hansard TV broadcastsFrom Parliament Buildings, Victoria
this entity surface form: Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia
Office of the Premier of British Columbia locatedIn Parliament Buildings, Victoria