British Columbia Parliament Buildings is a magnificent cluster of buildings in ornate Neo-baroque style located north of Belleville street and facing the Inner Harbour. Its construction was completed in 1897 and it started operating a year later. The whole complex is on a grand scale - the façade is 500 feet across, with two wing pavilions and an enormous central dome. The combination of Baroque symmetry, brilliant white marble, several domes, and the rusticated surfaces of the Romanesque Revival style made the buildings an impressive seat of legislature for the young province.

There is a statue of Queen Victoria on the front lawn as well as a statue of a soldier in honor of the province's dead soldiers from World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Perched on top of the central dome is a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver. There are free daily tours of the buildings and visitors are also invited to observe debates while the House is sitting as well as dine in the parliamentary dining room

501 Belleville St, Victoria, BC V8V 2L8, Canada, Phone: 250-387-3046

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