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Province House (Nova Scotia)

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Province House in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is the building where the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, the legislative assembly of the province, has met every year since 1819, making it the longest serving legislative building in Canada. The building is considered the oldest house of government in Canada. Standing three storeys tall, the structure is regarded as one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in North America. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Parliament Building 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Halifax, Canada 3
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Government / Parliament Building 2
Connections

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Parliament Building, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Palladian Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Province House (Nova Scotia) (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, located there.
Sources
1. Province House (Nova Scotia) (Wikipedia)
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Province House in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is the building where the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, the legislative assembly of the province, has met every year since 1819, making it the longest serving legislative building in Canada. The building is considered the oldest house of government in Canada. Standing three storeys tall, the structure is regarded as one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in North America.
  • In Style: Palladian Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Palladian
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2. Province House (Nova Scotia) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Parliament Building)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Parliament Building)
Wikidata item Q3408310, instance of (P31): parliament building
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3. Province House (Nova Scotia) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Halifax, Canada
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Halifax, Canada
Wikidata item Q3408310, property P131/P17 (location): Halifax, Canada
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