Sitting on the steps of the Canadian Embassy to the USA on a warm late spring afternoon, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC.
The building was designed by Arthur Erickson and opened in 1989.
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The Royal Bank Tower is a skyscraper at 360 Saint James Street West in Montreal, Quebec. The 22-storey 121 m (397 ft) neo-classical tower was designed by the firm of York and Sawyer with the bank's Chief Architect Sumner Godfrey Davenport of Montreal. Upon completion in 1928, it was the tallest building in the entire British Empire, the tallest structure in all of Canada and the first building in the city that was taller than Montréal's Notre-Dame Basilica.
This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia.
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View from the north, i.e. away from the open sea, of the Inner Harbour in British Columbia's provincial capital, Victoria. Three graceful buildings - and a few less graceful ones - dominate the skyline.
On the left are the neo-Baroque British Columbia Parliament Buldings, built in two stages, beginning in 1893 and finished in 1915. In the centre is the Royal British Columbia Museum, completed in 1968. On the right, the Hotel Grand Pacific was built as recently as 1989.
The front of the Parliament Buildings stretch for more than 150 metres (500 feet), dominating the view ofthe Inner Harbour of Victoria. The dome is over 30 metres (100 feet) tall, topped by a statue of Captain Vancouver, reaching 40 metres, or 130 feet, in height.
The mountains in the distance are in another country! These are the summits of the Olympic Mountains, across the Juan de Fuca Strait in Washington State, capped by Mount Olympus at 2,430 metres asl.
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In the interior of St James’ Cathedral, Toronto, the absence of galleries frees the vertical movement of the arcade and clerestory. A high-pitched roof of heavy timber, crowned with enriched ribs and carved bosses creates a sense of shelter to the nave. The exposed rafters of the roof of the nave are articulated structural elements, and broad tie-beams and decorative cornices accent the joints. The elegant vault of the apsidal chancel, though expressing the thrust from the vault in the ribs that flow down to the ground, is a sham vault of lath and plaster that is coloured to represent stone.
The cathedral is oriented on a north–south axis, whereas the traditional orientation is on an east–west axis with the altar at the east end. The orientation, decided by the design committee at the time, conforms to the symbolic representation of the church at the time, where the conflict with the American troops was apparent—the altar is in the north, away from the United States.
The Cathedral Church of St. James, located in downtown Toronto, is the oldest Anglican church in the city and the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Toronto.
The Anglican parish of St. James was established in 1797 in the then-town of York (now Toronto). The first church, constructed in 1807, was a modest wooden structure. However, it played a significant role during the War of 1812 when it served as a hospital. Unfortunately, American troops later robbed and damaged it.
In 1833, the wooden church was replaced by a stone structure in the Neoclassical style. Tragically, this church burned down in 1839 but was reconstructed and reopened later that year; then this structure too burned down in the Great Fire of Toronto in 1849.
The current St. James Cathedral was built completed between 1850 and 1856, opening for services in 1853. It showcases exquisite Gothic Revival architecture.
Designed by Frederick William Cumberland, it remains one of the finest examples of this style. , featuring pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and soaring windows. The cathedral's exterior is characterized by its pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses, all hallmarks of the Gothic Revival style. The façade is constructed from a combination of Ohio sandstone and local stone St James’ has the second highest spire in North America at 92.9 metres, after St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York—although the spire of St. James is still shorter than the dome of Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, which is the tallest church in the Western Hemisphere. It was added later by architect Henry Langley in 1873-4, along with the transepts, and the pinnacles and finials.
Look closely, and you’ll find intricate stone carvings, including gargoyles and other decorative elements. The attention to detail reflects the Gothic Revival’s emphasis on craftsmanship and symbolism.
It became the episcopal seat in 1936 after the cathedra was moved from the Diocese's first cathedral, the Cathedral of St. Alban the Martyr, now the school chapel of Royal St George’s College.
Major renovations were completed in 1982. The parish celebrated its bicentenary in 1997, when the peal of 12 change ringing bells was installed as the largest peal in North America.
This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia and information from the very useful guide leaflet produced by St James’ Cathedral.
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The dome of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings stretches upward to a height of 30.5 metres (100 feet), while the height from the main floor to the top of the figure of Captain Vancouver atop the dome is 39.6 metres (130 feet). The Daily Colonist in 1898 described it as follows: “It gives one an idea of space and dignity and broadness, a fitting entrance to a legislative hall and an inspiration to the members.”
The ceiling of the dome is adorned with four paintings by artist George Southwell. Originally created in 1935 (but not installed until 1952), each of Southwell's paintings represents an industry of historical significance in the economic development of British Columbia: agriculture, fishing, mining, and forestry. This shot shows the paintings of mining and agriculture.
The neo-baroque British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria were constructed in two stages: the first building was started in 1893 and officially opened in 1898; the addition was started in 1912 and completed in 1915. They were designed by Francis Rattenbury. Rattenbury was aged only 25, and was a recent English immigrant who won a competition to design the Buildings, signing his drawings with the pseudonym “A B.C. Architect”.
Situated at a picturesque site on the city’s Inner Harbor, the sprawling Parliament Buildings are one of the most massive complexes on the city skyline, and a long with Christ Church Cathedral, one of two genuinely imposing buildings in Victoria.
It was designed so that government departments would all be in offices on the ground floor; the legislature and its members’ offices on the upper floor. So, a citizen could do all his business with government in one visit. The expansion of government through the 20th Century meant that the ministries gradually migrated off site.
The legislature maintains admirably open access to the public, and there are regular guided tours, which are enjoyable and informative.
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