Search results
People also ask
What is the Manitoba Legislative Building?
What do Manitoba figures represent?
Is the Manitoba Legislative Building a priceless monument?
What is the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba?
Legislative Building. Winnipeg, MB R3C 0V8. This site contains information on Members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Votes and Proceedings, Question Period, Order Paper, Bill Status, Legislation, Legislative Committees, Hansard Services and various information for the public.
- Visitor Tour Program
Guided tours of the Legislative Building are booked through...
- Parking Map
This site contains information on Members of the Legislative...
- Gift Shop
Gift Shop Legislative Assembly 101 - 450 Broadway Winnipeg,...
- lf -eS Guidd e Walking Tour
Begin your journey through time by touring the statues and...
- Manitoba Legislative Building
The Legislative Building was formally opened on July 15,...
- Visitor Tour Program
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.
Begin your journey through time by touring the statues and plaques, numerically listed in this guide. Use the map provided to locate the sites on the grounds. Your tour begins at the front of the Legislative Building and takes a counter-clockwise route around the grounds and concludes at Memorial Boulevard.
- 1MB
- 20
Map of the grounds at the present-day Legislative Building, showing the location of the second Legislative Building, which stood at the site from 1884 to 1920 Source: Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba, [undated pamphlet].
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.
As the primary physical focus for Manitoba’s sense of its history and identity, it is natural that a number of statues and plaques commemorating notable people, events and historical themes are located on the grounds. With this leaflet as your guide, we invite you to take a walk through our history.
The Manitoba Legislative Building, erected in 1913-20, is a monumental reinforced concrete, steel and stone structure on a formal landscaped site between Broadway and the Assiniboine River in downtown Winnipeg.
