British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Provincial government building in Victoria, Canada

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are a neo-Baroque legislature facing the Inner Harbour in Victoria, Canada. The 500-foot andesite facade has a central dome topped by a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver, two end pavilions, and four smaller green copper domes. A fountain sits on the front lawn.

The legislature met at Bachelor's Hall at Fort Victoria from 1856, then from 1860 in the wooden "Birdcages", which leaked in wet weather. The Parliament Buildings Construction Act of 1893 authorised a replacement; Francis Rattenbury, a 25-year-old English immigrant, won the competition under the pseudonym "A B.C. Architect". The buildings opened in 1898, costing $923,000 against a $500,000 budget.

The rotunda murals painted by George Southwell between 1932 and 1935 depict British Columbia history from 1792 to 1843; a 2007 legislature vote led to their restoration and concealment behind false walls. On the front lawn stand the Queen Victoria statue and the Legislature Cenotaph, honouring the province's war dead from both world wars, Korea and Afghanistan.

Free guided tours of the buildings run year-round. The buildings face north on Belleville Street, looking over the Inner Harbour and diagonally across from The Empress Hotel, so the main entrance is reached from the waterfront side. The front lawn holds the Queen Victoria statue, the cenotaph and the 30-metre provincial Christmas tree.

The structure lights up after dark with more than 3,300 bulbs outlining its shape. This tradition began in 1956 for a visit by Princess Margaret and continues every night since.