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Parliament Buildings British Columbia Parliament Buildings
113496
Karte
Struktur allgemein
Monumentaler Saal
existent [fertiggestellt]
Mauerwerk
Neo-klassisch
Nutzung
Kapitol (Region)
Fakten
The gilded statue on top of the dome of Captain George Vancouver, the first European to sail around Vancouver Island, is seven feet high.
The construction budget was $600,000 in 1892 yet over $40 million was spent to restore the buildings in 1973.
Phase two was completed in 1915 at a cost of $1.2 million.
King George V praised the buildings on his visit in 1901.
Although completed in 1897, the Parliament Buildings did not officially open until February 10, 1898 in order to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
Occupies the same site as the original government buildings, built for the Colony of Vancouver Island, in 1859.
Architect Francis M. Rattenbury was only 25 years old when he designed the Parliament Buildings.
At night over 3,300 light bulbs are switched on.
The exterior light bulbs were turned on in June 1897 and did not require replacement until 1976.
The building that housed the original Legislative Assembly was moved to a new location on the Legislature’s lawn and remained in use by the Provincial Bureau of Mines until it was destroyed by fire in March 1957.
$75,000 was allotted to the Department of Public Works in March 1892 for the costs associated with managing a design contest to select the architect.
In 1901, King George V praised British Columbia’s Legislative Buildings as one of the finest examples of architecture in the Dominion.
65 architects from across North America submitted designs for judging.
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