Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Regina, Canada



Architect
William Sutherland Maxwell
Date Built
Opened January 25, 1912
Location
2405 Legislative Dr, Regina
Description
The Saskatchewan Legislative Building occupies a prominent site beside Lake Wascana in the province's capital, Regina.  The Beaux-Arts building features a steel structure clad in buff-coloured limestone and is topped by a huge dome above a colonnaded octagon. 



The "www.historicplaces.ca" website explains that, "...The firm of Peter Lyall and Sons of Montreal began construction in 1908. In the spring of 1909, the premier decided to replace the red brick exterior with buff Tyndall limestone from Manitoba, installed under the direction of stonemasons trained in Britain. Governor-General Earl Grey laid the cornerstone during a vice-regal visit in 1909 when the building was still under construction. When construction completed in 1912, energies were focused on landscaping the surrounding grounds. With its axial planning and symmetry, various and fine details, and its overall civic grandeur, the Saskatchewan Legislative Building and Grounds together form one of the best examples in Canada of a well-preserved landscape designed according to Beaux-Arts and City Beautiful principles."





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