Observe debates from the Public Gallery. Browse the Parliamentary Gift Shop. Learn about the security screening process. Free guided tours are available throughout the year. We are thrilled to announce that in conjunction with all public health guidelines, our seated dining services resume beginning Tuesday, October 20, Reservations can be made at You may also enjoy our delicious cuisine through our curbside take out service.
The grounds of the Parliament Buildings are available for use for a wide variety of non-commercial events and performances. Please consult the Public Use of Legislative Grounds information for guidelines and how to submit an application form. In the event of an emergency, or change to status of the Parliament Buildings, visitors can find updated information to provide assistance.
Information may include precinct security alerts, closures and openings during emergencies or unfavorable weather situations. Please check the Parliamentary Calendar to see if the Legislative Assembly will be sitting on the day of your visit. Visitors can also observe Parliamentary Committee meetings or find out more about public consultations that are underway.
The Legislative Library's core collection consists of political science, parliamentary procedure, public administration, economics and Canadian history. There is also a significant collection of British Columbia and Canadian federal government publications. Areas of the Legislative Precinct grounds are used for events such as band and choir performances on the front steps, photographs on the Library steps, and public events on the front lawns. Please visit Destination Greater Victoria for more information.
Built in in the Classical Revival style and reminiscent of some the great temples of Greece and Rome, Province House was the site of the Charlottetown Conference of , the first of a series of meetings which helped lead the Canadian colonies toward Confederation. But did you know that the housekeeper of Province House, a woman named Frances Preedy, lived in the basement with her family?
Preedy's salary matched that of some members of the legislative assembly. Now that's an attractive live-work arrangement, isn't it? On the West Coast, in Victoria, the B. Legislature has some interesting beginnings.
In the early s, in order to ensure that the city of Victoria retained its position as the capital of the new province of British Columbia, it was decided that a new, more impressive legislative building had to be built. The architect chosen to create this landmark was a bold choice: Francis Mawson Rattenbury. Rattenbury arrived in Canada from Britain only a few weeks before his design submission was chosen as the winner.
At the time of the competition, Rattenbury was only 25, and he is still considered one of the youngest architects in Canada to design a legislative building!
The structure is constructed in the Romanesque Revival style of architecture, sits on large manicured lawns, and was intended to introduce a formal and impressive silhouette between the shoreline and the mountainous backdrop. Rattenbury went on to gain considerable renown, designing many buildings in British Columbia including that other memorable building in Victoria, the Empress Hotel.
It is in the middle of the country, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that we might just find one of the most beautiful and most intriguing legislative buildings of all. Built between and in the Beaux Arts style, the Manitoba Legislative Building has a stunning exterior and interior, with architectural features that are a feast for the eyes.
Probably the most visible of the ornaments is the Golden Boy statue which graces the top of the building's rotunda. Designed to represent youth and enterprise, it was sculpted and cast by the artist Charles Gardet in Paris in at the Barbidienne Foundry.
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