Ontario Legislative Building
Toronto, Canada
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Completed in 1893, the Ontario Legislative Building in central Toronto houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the offices of provincial members of parliament. Designed by architect Richard A. Waite in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the structure sits on Queen's Park, south of Wellesley Street, on land that was formerly part of King's College (later the University of Toronto). The building also contains the viceregal suite of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. The site itself has historical significance: Toronto's municipal government leased it from the university in 1859 under a 999-year agreement at the nominal rate of one dollar annually, before the provincial government later acquired the southern portion. The building and the provincial government are commonly referred to by the metonym "Queen's Park."
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- parliament building
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- Toronto, Canada
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