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British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria B.C., Canada [2150×1613] [OS]

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  1. Majorianos says

    Designed in the 1890’s by Francis Rattenbury — later murdered in 1935 by his wife’s lover, interestingly. A [different shot with decorative lights on](https://counselpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BC-Legislature-2.jpg), a [view from straight-on](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/British_Columbia_Parliament_Buildings_-_Pano_-_HDR.jpg), [from behind, showing the BC Legislative Library](https://s19623.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/museum-victoria-bc.jpg), and the [1914 statue of Queen Victoria](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Statue_of_Queen_Victoria%2C_Victoria%2C_Canada_02.jpg) in the courtyard. The building, completed 9 years earlier, can be seen in [this 1907 video of the city](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqk0yH2zy9s), at 2:12, 4:22, and 5:03 — notably, the copper domes had not yet oxidized into their now-famous Green.

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