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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

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