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 From Willow Island
 Front: From Lake
 Front: From North Lakeshore
(Pic by Paul)
 From Wascana Place
 East Side
 From Willow Island
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Saskatchewan Legislative Building
(Unless otherwise indicated, photos by Don of www.WascanaPark.com)
Located at 2405 Legislative Drive , on the south side of the lake, south east of
Albert Street.
Quick facts
Free Tours
Winter (September 2007 to May 18, 2007) : 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Summer (May 19, 2007 to September 3, 2007) : 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Legislative Building is closed on Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday.
Display Galleries
Completed in 1912
Designed by: E. and W.S. Maxwell from Montreal
Building Exterior: Manitoba Tyndall Stone
Thirty-four types of marble
"The main stairway is made of veined marble from Philipsburg, Quebec.
The marble on the walls is from Italy, and that used for the floor is from Vermont. The marble used for the
baseboards and the bases of the pillars came from Ireland; the pillars and columns themselves were quarried
on the Island of Cyprus."
(Info from The Origins and Development of Wascana Centre by W.A. Riddell)
Length: 165 metres
Width: 85 metres
Black Dome: 56 metres
Occupies: 67 hectares of land
Legislative Homepage
Rehabilitation Project
Nearby attractions include,
Lakeshore Tennis
Trafalgar Fountain --
War Memorial
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