Queen's Park

Government and a bit of retail therapy

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March 15th 2012
Geo: 43.6667, -79.4167The Legislative Assembly of Ontario – the seat of the provincial government, is situated in Queen's Park. The building was built between 1886 and 1892 in the Romanesque Revival style heavily influence by northern Italian architecture. So it is a Victoria building; heavy and brown. Free guided tours were offered. The tour wasn't very long and not exactly in ... read more

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more