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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!
A Manitoba landmark, the Legislative Building is the pinnacle of Beaux-Arts architecture in the province and the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Out of 66 entries, English architects Frank Worthington Simon and Henry Boddington III won the competition for design.
- 450 Broadway
- Manitoba Legislative Building
- 1913-1920
The present-day Legislative Building was designed in 1912 by English architects Frank W. Simon and Henry Boddington III, who won a British Empire competition over 66 other entries, and built over the next seven years.
The federal government stepped in and built Manitoba a dedicated legislative building in 1882-83. Constructed for $200,000, Manitoba’s second Legislative Building was located on Kennedy Street, just north of the Legislative Building we see today. But the elegant Second Empire building was short lived.
Jul 11, 2021 · The Beaux-Arts Classical Manitoba Legislative Building, covered in Manitoba Tyndall limestone, opened in July, 1920. Many allegorical works of art celebrating wisdom, justice, and courage adorn the building. Almost forty statues dot the beautifully landscaped grounds and Memorial Park across the street.
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.
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