British Columbia Parliament Buildings

E85876

legislative building complex seat of government tourist attraction

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are a grand neo-baroque legislative complex in Victoria that serves as the seat of the provincial government and a prominent architectural landmark.

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Label	Occurrences
British Columbia Parliament Buildings canonical	15

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative building complex ⓘ seat of government ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Francis Rattenbury ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-baroque ⓘ Neo-Romanesque ⓘ surface form: Romanesque Revival
completionDate	1897 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1893 ⓘ
coordinateLocation	48.419°N 123.368°W ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic landmark of Victoria skyline ⓘ
hasPart	Cenotaph on the grounds ⓘ Central dome ⓘ Flanking pavilions ⓘ Front lawn ⓘ Legislative Chamber ⓘ Parliamentary Library ⓘ Statue of Captain George Vancouver ⓘ Statue of Queen Victoria ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Class A heritage building (Victoria) ⓘ
imageSubject	Canadian provincial politics ⓘ
inception	1893 ⓘ
lightingFeature	decorative exterior illumination ⓘ
locatedIn	Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	British Columbia ⓘ surface form: Province of British Columbia
locatedOn	Vancouver Island ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody	Inner Harbour ⓘ surface form: Inner Harbour of Victoria
materialUsed	granite ⓘ sandstone ⓘ
notableFeature	central dome topped by a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver ⓘ large front lawn used for public events ⓘ ornate stonework and sculptures ⓘ
numberOfDomes	1 ⓘ
numberOfLegislativeChambers	1 ⓘ
occupant	Executive Council of British Columbia ⓘ Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia ⓘ Premier of British Columbia ⓘ
officialOpeningDate	1898 ⓘ
operator	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ⓘ
owner	Government of British Columbia ⓘ
primaryFunction	seat of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ⓘ
publicAccess	open to visitors when legislature not in session ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
roofMaterial	copper ⓘ
secondaryFunction	symbol of provincial government ⓘ
significantProject	Centennial restoration in the 1990s ⓘ
tourismActivity	guided tours available ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victoria, British Columbia → hasLegislatureBuilding → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Victoria, British Columbia → hasLandmark → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Victoria metropolitan area → hasAttraction → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia → meetsIn → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Inner Harbour → adjacentTo → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Royal BC Museum → adjacentTo → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Victoria Inner Harbour Airport → near → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Victoria → hasLandmark → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Victoria Harbour → near → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Victoria City → hasLandmark → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

subject surface form: Victoria

Downtown Victoria shopping district → near → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Victoria Conference Centre → nearby → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

Parliamentary Library → locatedIn → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

subject surface form: Parliamentary Library (British Columbia)

Parliamentary Library → building → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ

subject surface form: Parliamentary Library (British Columbia)

Statue of Queen Victoria → locatedInFrontOf → British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ