Manitoba Legislative Building
by Teresa Zieba
Title
Manitoba Legislative Building
Artist
Teresa Zieba
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Manitoba Legislative Building is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, in central Winnipeg. It was originally named the Manitoba Parliament Building, not Legislative. The neoclassical building was completed in 1920 and stands seventy-seven metres tall (253 ft). It was designed and built by Frank Worthington Simon (18621933) and Henry Boddington III, along with other masons and many skilled craftsmen. The building is famous for the Golden Boy, a gold covered bronze statue based on the style of the Roman god Mercury, or the Greek god Hermes, at the top of the cupola, or domed ceiling. Manitobas Golden Boy, a magnificently gilded 5.25 meters tall (17.2 ft) figure, is probably Manitobas best known symbol.
At the back of the building there is a spectacular Italian-style plaza with a fountain that can shoot water 18 metres into the air. You can see it in this photo in all its glory.
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November 9th, 2015
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