British Columbia Parliament Buildings
| British Columbia Parliament Buildings | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings area | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neo-baroque Renaissance Revival Romanesque Revival |
| Location | 501 Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°25′10″N 123°22′13″W / 48.41944°N 123.37028°W |
| Construction started | 1893 |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Francis Rattenbury |
| Website | |
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The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and are home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
The Speaker and the Sergeant-at-Arms are amongst those responsible for the legislative precinct, which by statute include the Parliament Buildings and grounds.
The neo-Baroque buildings face north on Belleville Street facing the Inner Harbour and diagonally across from The Empress Hotel. Atop the central dome is a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver.
A statue of Queen Victoria stands on the front lawn as well the British Columbia Legislature Cenotaph commemorating the province's World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Afghanistan War dead. In front of the Queen Victoria statue is the 30-metre-tall Provincial Christmas Tree, an example of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), misidentified as a "coastal redwood" (Sequoia sempervirens) on the granite marker before it.
Free guided tours of the facility are offered year-round.