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Finance. Welcome to our virtual tour of the Manitoba Legislative Building. We are proud to encourage citizens and visitors to Manitoba to visit our magnificent Legislative Building. When the legislative assembly is in session, we invite you to watch the proceedings from the visitors gallery.
- Portraits
Portraits of many of Manitoba's former speakers can be seen...
- Manitoba's Legislative Building
The top of the dome is 72 metres (240 feet) above ground...
- The Exterior
The pediment, high above the six columns fronting the main...
- Portraits
The base of the building forms a letter H. The three floors contain an area of approximately 23,225 square metres (250,000 square feet). The top of the dome is 72 metres (240 feet) above ground level. This building is the third used by Manitoba's legislative assembly.
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.
The Rotunda. The antechamber at the head of the grand staircase provides a formal approach to the legislative chamber. Four pairs of Corinthian columns rise from the floor to the cornice surrounding the base of the dome. The floor of the dome rotunda is Tennessee marble bordered with black Vermont and verde antique marble.
12 Sources vary on the height of the dome often listing it as 240 or 245 feet. A fact sheet on the Golden Boy, prepared when the statue was restored in 2002, lists the top of his torch at 77 meters (255 feet) above the
The Golden Boy atop the dome is symbolic of Manitoba’s eternal youth and progress. This is Manitoba’s third Legislative Building, built after a period of extraordinary growth and development.
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The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (French: Assemblée législative du Manitoba) is the deliberative assembly of the Manitoba Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
