Sphinx - Winnipeg, Manitoba
N 49° 53.084 W 097° 08.838
14U E 633090 N 5527460
Two Egyptian-style Sphinx flank either side of the roof over the main entrance of the Provincial Legislative Building.
Waymark Code: WM727K
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 08/22/2009
Views: 22
The Legislative Building was designed in 1912 by English architects Frank W. Simon and Henry Boddington III. An example of Beaux-Arts Classical architecture, the building is sheathed in Manitoba Tyndall limestone and is adorned with many allegorical works of art celebrating wisdom, justice, and courage.
Style: Egyptian
Medium: limestone
Head Type: Man
Website: [Web Link]
Street Address:
Manitoba Legislative Building
450 Broadway
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
R3C 0V8
Statue Name: Not listed
Specify Other Head: Not listed
Head Namesake: Not listed
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