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Jul 11, 2021 · A tour of the statues on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building prompts thoughts about the impact of Canadian colonialism on Indigenous peoples. I took this photo of the Queen Victoria statue in front of the Manitoba Legislature Building in Winnipeg on June 29, 2021.
Jul 19, 2015 · The Hermetic Code Tour explores numerological codes and Freemasonic symbols in the Manitoba Legislative Building. A temple masquerading as a government building? That is what Dr. Frank Albo says about the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Created by Winnipeg artist Miguel Joyal, the statue of Louis Riel was unveiled on the south grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in May 1996. It replaced a controversial statue of Riel by Marcien Lemay and Etienne Gaboury unveiled in December 1971 that was moved to the College Universitaire de St. Boniface in 1995.
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Statue by sculptor Marcien LemayEnclosing concrete structure by architect Étienne GabouryOriginally located south of the Manitoba Legislative BuildingBower, Shannon. "'Practical Results': The Riel Statue Controversy at the Manitoba Legislative Building." Manitoba History 42 (Autumn/Winter 2001-2002).
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Designation Date: May 12, 1989. Designation Authority: Honourable Bonnie Mitchelson, Minister of Culture, Heritage and Recreation. Present Owner: The Province of Manitoba. The Legislative Building was formally opened on July 15, 1920, the 50th anniversary of Manitoba’s entry into Confederation.
May 20, 2024 · The Manitoba Legislative Building, referred to as “the Leg” (pronounced as “lej”) by locals, has a hidden code in its architecture. Scholars believe that the architect hid Masonic symbolism in plain sight in various elements of the building. Read more to find out the secrets!
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Legislative Building (450 Broadway, Winnipeg) Link to: Photos & Coordinates | Commemorative Plaques | Sources. The first Legislature Building in Manitoba occupied the former A. G. B. Bannatyne residence at Main Street and McDermot Avenue until its destruction by fire in 1873.
