Alberta Legislature Building

The Alberta Legislature Building is located in Edmonton, Alberta, and is the house of the Legislative Assembly Alberta.

The building was built between 1907 and 1913 by architects Allan Merrick Jeffers and Richard Blakey. The use of Greek, Roman, and Egyptian architectural influences was considered appropriate for a public building, as they suggested power, permanence, and tradition. Beaux Arts buildings are characterized by a large central dome above a spacious rotunda, a symmetrical T-shaped plan, doors and windows decorated with arches or lintels, and a portico supported by massive columns.

This building was originally built with the modern water/sewer systems which was a new technology that was not believed to be functional by engineers and public in that time.

There are areas inside the building designed with consonance theory to produce imaginary sounds. 

The building is supported on concrete piles and constructed around a steel skeleton. The first floo is faced with Vancouver Island granite; upper floors feature sandstone from the Glenbow Quarry in Calgary. The interior fittings include imported marble, mahogany, oak, and brass.

The building is 55 metres (180 feet) long; the project cost $4 million dollars.

It is free for public to visit and has scheduled guide leading the tours. I visited this beautiful place in 2009 summer. Below are some photos taken during my visit.