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Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Category: Public Services & Government Landmarks & Historical Buildings Landmarks & Historical Buildings [Edit]
501 Belleville StVictoria, BC V8V 1X4
(250) 387-3046
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 9 am - 5 pm
6 reviews for Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
6 reviews in English
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Review from Casey D.
11/25/2011
Free tour and a great stop for us uneducated American tourists.
The tour guide was friendly and informed. I got ask her a bunch of pressing questions about this great country. And, I got a education about the Canadian Government. Good times all around. -
Review from Ken L.
The architectural marvel that is the historic Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, was officially opened in 1898.
The Parliament Buildings offer free of charge, 30 min guided tours or do your own self guided tour! No public parking available, just street and pay parking lots. Download the self guided tour PDF in different languages: http://www.leg.bc.ca/i...
On weekends and holidays visitors must join a guided tour in order to enter the Parliament Buildings. Ask the tour guides for a free ticket to the next available public tour at the front of the building. Guided tours depart several times per hour from the front steps of the Parliament Buildings.
Without going into deep detail, you have the public galleries, the gift shop and the dining room:
Public galleries: observe proceedings from the Public Galleries when the Legislative Assembly is sitting (subject to space availability). The entrance to the Public Galleries is located on the third floor of the Parliament Buildings. Gallery seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitors must pass through security entering. Bags, backpacks, cameras, notepads, cell phones and all other electronic devices are not permitted and must be checked at the security before entering. Link to their calendar and hours: http://www.leg.bc.ca/i...
Legislative Gift Shop: specialty items, ornaments, stationary, jewlery, knicknacks and the like.
Dining room: breakfast, lunch or dessert is served. To eat in the Legislative Dining Room, you have to get a visitor pass from the Legislative Security Desk, located by the main entrance.
Things to note during your tour: stained glass windows, the marble rotunda, paintings and portraits of Queen Elizabeth, terrazo flooring, and the Legistlative chambers.Listed in: Things to do in/near Victoria,…
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Review from Emily-Anne P.
Vancouver, BC
2/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
My review is in two parts. One part as the Legislature the government building and the other is the dining hall.
The legislature itself is absolutely gorgeous. The buildings as they appear now, opened in 1898 after the previous buildings, known as the bird cages, burnt down. Designed by Francis Rattenbury (who built the Empress, the old Vancouver Courthouse (which is now the Art Gallery), the CPR building in Victoria (old Wax museum), among other buildings) they were completed for under a million dollars at the time.
The inside has been completely restored to its original marble and stone and is absolutely gorgeous. If you aren't from BC I highly recommend a tour and to spend some time around the building admiring its architecture.
If you work in the building, you may be tempted to go to the dining hall. I would avoid it as much as humanly possible. But, if you find yourself needing some grub here's what I recommend:
The oatmeal - it's a hardy breakfast
The fries - get them to go, for about $4 you get your weight in decent fries.
The veggie melt - I suggest this or the Turkey Sandwich only if you are very hung over.
I would suggest avoiding anything "ethnic." Rumor has it there's salsa on the falafel.
The building is beautiful, the grounds are very well kept, and it's a great place to have a picnic in the summer. -
Review from Violet P.
9/9/2011
We took the tour of the Parliament building to learn more about the building and not so much about the government. I would recommend for anyone that doesn't live in Canada to learn more about politics as the tour guide provided an overview. It was about 25 min. tour but it ended outside which I think was so people don't crowd the inside but I wasn't really sure!
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Review from Adam S.
7/14/2010
Tours run periodically - get a coupon at the base of the steps facing the harbor.
I enjoyed the tour. ~45 minutes. Good history, kinda funny.
Most of the history of the area is a boondoggle. Making do with what you got. Slipshod, ducktape, rigged up. Tour guide was impeccably dressed. Nice stained glass windows. Some good indian cultural artifacts in the building. Adaptation of British Parliamentary system. -
Review from Tom S.
3/23/2011 1 photo
Took a quick self-guided tour of the building. It is a really neat place. My pre-teen daughter loved seeing all the stained glass windows and all the other areas open to the public. We weren't able to take a formal tour, but it is cool to see the inside of this beautiful place.
