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BC Legislature


BC Legislature
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Copyright: Lars Olsson (Noslo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 222 W: 70 N: 117] (920)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-18
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon 5D, 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-20 20:37
Viewed: 621
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I took this photo of the British Columbia Legislature while in Victoria, BC with my wife. Victoria is just a 3 hour drive from where I live on Vancouver Island. I've included some info for you all.

"Construction of a new Parliament Building was first authorized by an act of the provincial legislature in 1893, the Parliament Buildings Construction Act. The province, anxious to show its growing economic, social and political status, was engaged in an architectural competition to build a new legislative building in Victoria, after outgrowing the previous wooden building (colloquially known as "The Birdcages". Francis Rattenbury, a recent English immigrant entered and signed his drawings with the pseudonym "A B.C. Architect", he progressed to the second round signing his drawing "For Queen and Province" and eventually winning the competition, despite being only 25 years old.
The main block of the Parliament Buildings combines Baroque details with Romanesque Revival rustication.

Despite many problems, including going over-budget, the original budget was $500,000 the final amount was $923,000, the British Columbia Legislative Building was officially opened in 1898[1]. The grand scale of its 500-ft (152-m) long andesite façade, central dome and two end pavilions, the richness of its white marble, and combination of Baroque rigorous symmetry, use of domes and sculptural massing with the rusticated surfaces of the currently-popular Romanesque Revival style contributed to its being an innovative and impressive monument for the new province. Its success garnered Rattenbury many more commissions in Victoria and other parts of the province, including the Legislative Library 1913-1915, the design of The Empress Hotel, the Crystal Gardens and the Vancouver Court House (now the Art Gallery)].

Besides the elected Members of the Legislative Assembly, two organizations have been granted the privilege of using the Legislative Chambers during the legislature's December recess: the British Columbia Youth Parliament (since 1924, except during its sessions in the late 1940s and early 1950s) and the British Columbia Universities' Model Parliament.

During the 1994 Commonwealth Games, free music concerts were held on the front lawns of the buildings, attracting up to 40,000 people." (Wikpedia)
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hi lars, nice to meet you, i really like the off centre composition, the color contrast is amazing and the details are very sharp, nice work,
tfs,
scott

Impressive architectural detail,Interesting contrast between Subject and background made more emphasized,Sharpness overall made a character of photo style,Well prepare composition and story.Good work,TFS.

Good job
Congratulations
Burak28

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