Provincial Legislative Buildings

Brokenhead · #1 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:25 AM**

What is your favourite Provincial Legislative Building?

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland & Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia (House of Assembly)

Nunavut

Ontario

P.E.I (Province House)

Quebec (National Assembly)

Saskatchewan

Yukon

I hope I got them all right. If you have any pictures that you feel are better, feel free to post them!!

CCF · #2 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:37 AM**

Honestly, I think they are all amazing in their own regard. I don't think I could choose.

Here are some more pictures of the legislature in Regina.

alps · #3 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:39 AM**

My vote goes to BC's, and Saskatchewan's is really nice too. Here's a better (frontal) view of Province House (Nova Scotia):

Brokenhead · #4 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by CCF

Honestly, I think they are all amazing in their own regard. I don't think I could choose.

Here are some more pictures of the legislature in Regina.

Those are really nice pictures of Saskatchewan's legislature. The picture I used wasn't the best, but was the best one I found on the net.

Greco Roman · #5 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:45 AM**

I like all three prairie province's legislatures

m0nkyman · #6 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:46 AM**

Gotta go with the birdcage:

trueviking · #7 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 6:01 AM**

ontario and b.c. are my favourites, in that order.

a few shots of manitoba's legislature.

1ajs · #8 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 6:29 AM**

i prefer the one we have here in winnipeg its big and its full of all sorts of symbles ect

vid · #9 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 6:31 AM**

Ontario's and BCs are tied for architecture, but Saskatchewan's trumps them all in terms of location. I can't think of another legislature like that, that is the close to water. The ones in the territories are all kinda crappy.

ReginaGuy · #10 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 6:58 AM**

My vote goes to BC, Followed by Sask and Ontario

Distill3d · #11 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 8:08 AM**

maybe i'm biased, but i love Alberta's Legislature building. I only wish they would do more around the grounds itself activity wise.

however, my fave Leg is still the NWT.

Taller Better · #12 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 12:56 PM**

I was torn betwixt BC and Quebec, with BC just squeaking by to win because of the corny but cute old-fashioned twinkle lights. Then Manitoba pulls ahead of a close triple tie of the Prairie legislature buildings because of the magnificent Golden Boy. And then, I guess Ontario, although Romanesque is not my favourite architecture style. Too heavy.

caltrane74 · #13 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 3:11 PM**

BC is the best!! ( in more ways than one)

The Chemist · #14 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 3:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by vid

Ontario's and BCs are tied for architecture, but Saskatchewan's trumps them all in terms of location. I can't think of another legislature like that, that is the close to water. The ones in the territories are all kinda crappy.

BC's is right on Victoria's Inner Harbour, so it's close to the water too.

I think BC's legislature is the best looking one in the country.

Brokenhead · #15 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 4:54 PM**

To think that Nunavuts was built not that long ago, it should of being a really nice modern building. Instead they build that:

^^ What does that suppose to be?

patboy · #16 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:18 PM**

Newfoundland !

mersar · #17 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:20 PM**

Probably a design that makes sense in that climate. Darker color, few windows = easier to heat. Not to mention its a really small building (under 100 people work there IIRC).

And technically, its not a *Provincial* Legislature building either.

Overall, I'd say my favorites are AB and SK... the Yukon's legislature reminds me of the Bearsaw Water Treatment facility in Calgary, has a very industrial feel to it.

Brokenhead · #18 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by mersar

Probably a design that makes sense in that climate. Darker color, few windows = easier to heat. Not to mention its a really small building (under 100 people work there IIRC).

And technically, its not a *Provincial* Legislature building either.

Overall, I'd say my favorites are AB and SK... the Yukon's legislature reminds me of the Bearsaw Water Treatment facility in Calgary, has a very industrial feel to it.

^^Yeah, that does make sense!

Won't it be a "Territory Legislature". ot something like that. Any way Wikipedia called a Provincial Legislature I believe (Not 100% sure).

So far B.C is in first place with a fair lead, with the poll only being opened for 12 hours.

caltrane74 · #19 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:42 PM**

Sask is not too bad either. Love the garden and the water. So cool!!

MTL Lucas · #20 Posted: **Jan 29, 2007, 5:56 PM**

The National Assembly in Quebec City is very beautiful and definitely wins my pick.

A big part of that, for me, is where it is located. The building is immediately outside the primary entrance to the old walled city, overlooking the Saint Lawrence with rolling hills in the distance and the new downtown immediately to the East.

That being said, Queen´s Park is a very close second.