dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | en_US |
dc.coverage.temporal | 1811-1819 (creation) | en_US |
dc.creator | Merrick, John | en_US |
dc.creator | Scott, Richard | en_US |
dc.date | 1811-1819 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-10T17:11:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-10T17:11:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1811-1819 | en_US |
dc.identifier | 215941 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 265 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/123578 | |
dc.description | Front (west) elevation, frontal view depicting the south wing; Province House is where the Nova Scotia Legislature, known officially as the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, has met every year since 1819. The building is Canada's oldest seat of government. Standing three storeys tall, the structure is considered one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in North America. It opened for the first time on February 11, 1819. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 2/8/2008) | en_US |
dc.format.medium | stone | en_US |
dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
dc.subject | architectural exteriors | en_US |
dc.subject | Palladian | en_US |
dc.subject | Neoclassical | en_US |
dc.title | Province House (Nova Scotia) | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Province House | en_US |
dc.type | image | en_US |
dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-C-H-PH-A3 | en_US |
vra.culturalContext | British Canadian | en_US |
vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
vra.worktype | legislative building | en_US |
dc.contributor.display | John Merrick (Canadian designer, active ca. 1810-1820); Richard Scott (Canadian master mason, active ca. 1810-1820) | en_US |