Manitoba Legislative BuildingSuspected

Dated: Dated 1913–20
Declared purpose: Seat of the Legislative Assembly
Today: Survives, still the legislature
Build time: About 7 years
Region: Canada
Architect of record: Frank Worthington Simon, architect: about 50 when credited (1912, born 1862). Build time on record: about 7 years.All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

Sphinxes and other Egyptian motifs on a 1920 prairie legislature.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A neoclassical legislature topped by the gilded Golden Boy.

Why researchers flag it
Sphinxes and other Egyptian motifs on a 1920 prairie legislature.
Golden Boy
A gilded bronze figure modelled on Mercury stands on the cupola.
Egyptian symbols
Sphinxes sit on the roof. Researchers ask why Egyptian forms appear on a Canadian legislature.
Masons and craftsmen
The record credits its architects along with many skilled masons and craftsmen.
Architect of record
Frank Worthington Simon (born 1862) was about 50 when credited with the design in 1912. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.