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From 1856 to 1860 the Legislature of the Colony of Vancouver Island met at Bachelor's Hall at Fort Victoria. [2] From 1860 to 1898 it was housed in the first permanent building at Legislative Hall or Legislative Council Court, a two-storey wooden building along with four other buildings (Land Office, Colonial Office, Supreme Court, and Treasury) known colloquially as "The Birdcages" because of ...
Located in Victoria and officially opened in 1898 with a 150-metre-long facade (500 ft), central dome, two end pavilions, and a gilded statue of George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly The Parliament Buildings roof with a gilded statue of George Vancouver The legislative chamber
Parliament British Columbia; 1849-1866 Split into Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia (mainland). 1866–1871 — Legislative Council of British Columbia* Governor of the United Colony of British Columbia: Governor-in-Council 1871–present: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia — Lieutenant governor of British Columbia
Old Parliament Building (Quebec), Quebec City, United Province of Canada (1853–1854) Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, federal Parliament (1916–19) [1] Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, United Province of Canada, (1841-1844)
The Legislature of British Columbia is made of two elements: the lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada), and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (which meets at the British Columbia Parliament Buildings). The Parliament of British Columbia has existed since the province joined Canada in 1871, before which it was preceded ...
Parliament Hill for the Canadian Parliament buildings British Columbia Parliament Buildings, the official name of the provincial legislative buildings in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; First Ontario Parliament Buildings; Parliament Building (Quebec), an eight-floor building and home to the Parliament of Quebec; Toompea Castle, the Estonian ...
[2] It stands in the provincial capital on a 14.6-hectare (36-acre) estate at 1401 Rockland Avenue; [3] while the equivalent building in many countries has a prominent, central place in the capital, the site of British Columbia's Government House is relatively unobtrusive within Victoria, giving it more the character of a private home.
Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 500-foot-long facade (150 m), central dome, two end pavilions, and a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.