I visited the Manitoba Legislative Building today. When I stepped inside the building I was struck by the majesty of this Grand Staircase. Composed of 39 steps in three flights of 13, the stairs are honed of Italian brown-veined Carerra marble. Two life-size North American bison frame the base of the steps, symbolic of the herds that once roamed the prairies. Each bison weighs 2,268 kilograms (5,000 pounds).
