Bastion Square has numerous heritage buildings but the grandest is the old court house, pictured above. It served as court house from 1889 to 1962 and is now home to the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. It was designed by Hermann Otto Tiedemann and incorporates "...several styles ranging from renaissance revival to neo-baroque." The quote is from Danda Humphreys' fascinating book, "Building Victoria: Men, Myths, and Mortar."
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Maritime Museum
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Beautiful. I love the busy streets and the attractive building. Neat and clean and colorful!
I love these old buildings. This one is soft and pretty. If I had to live in a city again it would be Victoria - no doubt in my mind. It's a beautiful and fun city and you capture the whole aura of it in your photos.
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