King's/Queen's Printer — Victoria, BC
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Dunbar Loop
N 48° 25.090 W 123° 22.152
10U E 472682 N 5362844
British Columbia has had a crown printing office since the colonial days. Since the late 1920s, the King's/Queen's Printer building continues to print the BC Government Gazette and other important legislative documents.
Waymark Code: WM10KCN
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/21/2019
Views: 6
An ornate three-story building seems to belie the utilitarian activities going on inside by printing up important government documents. However, since the competition of the King's/Queen's Printer building in 1928 that is exactly what has happened.
The detailing of vertical columns and window frames gives an enormous height to the structure. This is further added to by the 15-foot main floor, the 12-foot middle floor, and the 9-foot top floor. It states a clear presence and importance of having a printing facility immediately across the street from the Legislature.
Style: Art Deco
Structure Type: Government
Architect: Lord Wilfrid Hargreaves
Date Built: 1926-28
Supporting references: Not listed
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