Garry9600
Golden ~ The Manitoba Legislature
(East side view) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Best viewed large.
The Golden Boy statue, carrying a sheath of wheat and a torch, facing north atop the dome of this magestic building is gold-plated bronze weighing about 3500 lbs, and measuring 17.2 feet tall. The statue was purchased from France in 1918 and placed in a ship's hold to be transported to Canada. But the ship was commandeered for service in World War I, and the statue stayed in the ship's hold until the end of the war making several trips back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean. It was eventually unloaded in Halifax Nova Scotia and made the approximately 4000 km trip by train to Winnipeg where it was placed atop the Manitoba Legislative Building on November 21, 1919.
I know I'm biased, but I think this is one of, if not the most beautiful provincal legislative buildings in Canada. And a truly fascinating building to explore both inside and out.
You can view a little teaser video about some of this building's mystery and mystique here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofeEr9ozar4 (1 minute 47 seconds)
(3 long-exposure HDR)
Golden ~ The Manitoba Legislature
(East side view) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Best viewed large.
The Golden Boy statue, carrying a sheath of wheat and a torch, facing north atop the dome of this magestic building is gold-plated bronze weighing about 3500 lbs, and measuring 17.2 feet tall. The statue was purchased from France in 1918 and placed in a ship's hold to be transported to Canada. But the ship was commandeered for service in World War I, and the statue stayed in the ship's hold until the end of the war making several trips back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean. It was eventually unloaded in Halifax Nova Scotia and made the approximately 4000 km trip by train to Winnipeg where it was placed atop the Manitoba Legislative Building on November 21, 1919.
I know I'm biased, but I think this is one of, if not the most beautiful provincal legislative buildings in Canada. And a truly fascinating building to explore both inside and out.
You can view a little teaser video about some of this building's mystery and mystique here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofeEr9ozar4 (1 minute 47 seconds)
(3 long-exposure HDR)