structurally
sound
Winnipeg's Union Station was designed
by the same architects responsible for
Grand Central Station in New York City.
The 17,000 cubic metres of concrete used in the
Canadian Museum for Human Rights has an
approximate mass of 35,000 tonnes, equivalent
to around 3,000 full-grown male elephants. This
also amounts to an approximate volume of 2,125
loads from a standard 10-yard cement truck.
The Golden Boy, a gilded
four-metre figure, is Manitoba's
best-known symbol. Embodying
the spirit of enterprise, the bronze
statue is poised atop the dome of the
Manitoba Legislative Building. Its official
name is "Eternal Youth." Winnipeggers
nicknamed him the "Golden Boy"
because of the sunlight that reflects
off of this gold-covered statue.
The St. Boniface Museum—
originally built for the Grey
Nuns—is the oldest building in
Winnipeg and the largest oak log
structure in North America.
Vince
Pakhala