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The Manitoba Legislative Building (French: Palais législatif du Manitoba), originally named the Manitoba Parliament Building, is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, located in central Winnipeg, as well as being the twelfth provincial heritage site of Manitoba.
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!
Jun 11, 2018 · Construction on the Manitoba Legislative Building began in 1913, and was finally declared open in 1920, with construction and building being delayed by the First World War. A neoclassical building that stands seventy seven metres high, it is known for the Golden Boy (a statue based on Mercury), and is considered one of the most beautiful ...
Aug 4, 2021 · Manitoba's legislative grounds will be home to its first statue of a First Nations leader; Peguis-Selkirk Treaty remembered 200 years later
The following year a new bronze statue of Riel by artist Miguel Joyal was unveiled on the Legislative grounds. This piece – in a more traditional style and taller than even the Golden Boy – depicts Riel in suit and tie.
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The Legislative Building was formally opened on July 15, 1920, the 50th anniversary of Manitoba’s entry into Confederation. It was designed in 1912 by English architects Frank W. Simon and Henry Boddington III who won a British Empire competition over 66 other entries.
Golden Boy. Standing atop of the Legislative Building is one of Manitoba’s best-known symbols, the Golden Boy. The sculpture was cast in 1918 at the Barbedienne Foundry in Paris. Artist Charles Gardent first sculpted the primary model in 1917.
