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Saskatchewan Legislative Building

Published Online February 7, 2006

Last Edited March 4, 2015

Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Regina, was built 1908-12, following the plans of Montréal architects Edward and William Maxwell.
Saskatchewan Legislative Building
This building displays the beaux-arts style, an architectural movement that deeply marked Canadian public architecture in the early 20th century (photo by Edward Gifford/Masterfile).\r\n

Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Regina, was built 1908-12, following the plans of Montréal architects Edward and William Maxwell. The symmetrical design of the façades, the classical details and the interior all show the influence of the beaux-arts style, an architectural movement that deeply marked Canadian public architecture of this era. Divided into 5 sections, the façade has in its central section a huge portico consisting of Doric columns and a pediment. The floor plan, in the shape of a Latin cross, is based on a system of axes housing the building's major functions.

See also Government building.