Splendor Sine Occasu

Before I moved to Victoria, Parliament building attracted me as a tourist too.This piece of art is a strong symbol of what Victoria is all about.

Vancouver Island was so huge that British Empire found it unmanageble and leased it to Hudson Bay Company [similar to East India Company but these days they are a super store chain and East India Company is still run by locals].

A young engineer from UK, Francis Rattenbury was awarded the contract for the building.He was only 25 when he started working on this magnificient piece of architecture.The architecture looks inspired by US Capitol Hill and Tajmahal.It is also rumored that he copied the design of a Maharaj's Palace in India.It also resembles Vatican, but forgive me father for I have sinned. Politicians work inside the building and this resemblance ends here.

Francis Rattenbury led a very high profile life in Victoria . Later he moved to UK and was murdered by his second wife.But this resemblance with Donald Trump too ends here.

Parliament Building is infact the provincial legislature.On a summer evening picnicing on the lawns of Parliament Building, eating a Tofu HotDog I often read & wonder why British Columbia chose the motto 'Splendor Sine Occasu ' (Splendor without diminishment).

This grand architecture is an evidence enough for me.

*** My spouse's office is also inside this building and..........Darling for the umpteenth time .......Yes, your office is better than mine.