tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post411909090649627279..comments2023-09-03T05:03:34.645-07:00Comments on Closet Canuck: Window on Canada: British Columbia Parliament BuildingsSUE FRAUSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01141477685727151236noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post-10186757444264207842011-02-17T12:45:07.795-08:002011-02-17T12:45:07.795-08:00I remember going a few times on school trips. One ...I remember going a few times on school trips. One interesting story I recall was about a window. I found it on FLICKR. Not sure if you allow links so I won't, but you can check out the window easily enought. From FLICKR <br /><br />"Queen Victoria Jubilee Window, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, BC<br />A stained glass window designed by Powell Brothers Ltd. of Leeds, England to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.<br /><br />In 1912, to protect the window from damage during the construction of the Legislative Library, the window was dismantled and placed in the cellar for safe-keeping. <br /><br />The window was then forgotten (there was that rather distracting Great War that started up) and it wasn't rediscovered until 62 years later. The window was restored and remounted in 1975. The original arched space for this window had used for another stained glass window, so it was placed in this square opening.<br /><br />It's also interesting to note that the window shows British Columbia's original coat-of-arms, with the setting sun above the Union Jack. When the Queen's representative's saw this they promptly informed the B.C. government that "the sun will NEVER set on the British Empire" and that our coat-of-arms would need to be corrected. Ever since, the setting sun has appeared below the Union Jack in our coat-of-arms."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com