Welcome to day one of this weeks tour of the Alberta Legislative Building. Alberta became a Province on Sept. 1, 1905. Two years later the government hired A. M. Jeffries from Rhode Island to design the provincial capital building.
The style he chose is the beaux arts style which is very popular amongst many government capital buildings in Canada and the United States.
The exterior of the building features two types of stone. The botttom is granite from Vancouver Island and the top along with the pillars is sandstone from Calgary and also from Ohio
Our tour starts facing the south entrance of the building.
The feature of this side is the arches, the pillars and the portal type windows at the very top
The building took five years to build 1907-1912. It cost $2 million dollars and this fall the government will be holding special celebrations to honor the 100 years
Awesome struture and an interesting history lesson...I was born in Edmonton but know little of this city...my parents were on vacation when I decided to make my debut..so I am looking forward to more of your photo shots as well!
@ladydi53 Wow that is an interesting connection to our city. Glad you enjoy this photo and I hope you will enjoy the rest of the tour. Feel free to browse through my photos if you would like to see more of Edmonton. I see by your profile that you live in B C. Looking forward to seeing your photos
Super super...and this is just the beginning of the tour..yes the Canadian Legislative Buildings are impressive..love to read the history. 2012 wow 100 years old.
a very intersting building - lovely capture of the different pieces on it - tricky to get the light on evrything just right i would imagine - beautifully done.
