Canada Guide
Alberta and the Rockies
Alberta Legislature Building
Address: 97th Avenue and 107th Street
Opening time: May to mid-Oct Mon– Fri 9am–5pm, Sat & Sun 9am–5pm; mid-Oct to April Mon– Fri 9am–4.30pm, Sat & Sun noon–5pm
Price: Free
Telephone: 780/427-7362
Website: www.assembly.ab.ca
You might stop by for a free guided tour of the domed sandstone Alberta Legislature Building. Set in the manner of a medieval cathedral over an ancient shrine, it was built in 1912 on the original site of Fort Edmonton. Topped by a vaulted dome, it's a big city landmark, its interior reflecting the grandiose self-importance of the province's early rulers, who imported wood for their headquarters from as far afield as Belize: the marble came from Québec, Pennsylvania and Italy, the granite from rival British Columbia.