New Brunswick Legislative Building, Provincial parliament in Fredericton, Canada.

The New Brunswick Legislative Building is a sandstone structure in Second Empire style with an octagonal tower at its center flanked by corner towers. The central section rises about 41 meters high and is topped by a mansard roof that gives the building its distinctive appearance.

The present building was commissioned after fire destroyed the previous legislature in 1877. A design competition awarded the project to Saint John architect J.C. Dumaresq, whose Second Empire proposal was built of Dorchester sandstone and Spoon Island granite from the Gagetown area. It opened in 1882, with a legislative library arranged at the rear as a Roman basilica.

The Legislative Council Chamber, now used for committee meetings, sits alongside the Assembly Chamber with its Irish crystal and brass chandeliers and 1880s Japanesque-patterned wallpaper. A carved stone likeness of Queen Victoria hangs above the main entrance, and a statue of Britannia holding a trident crowns the roof, marking Britain's maritime power when the building opened.

The building faces Parliament Square, bounded by Queen Street to the north, King Street to the south, Secretary Lane to the east and St. John Street to the west, with the old Education Department building on its east side and the Ministerial Building on its west. Guided tours are available, and visitors can attend sittings of the Legislative Assembly.

A statue of Britannia holding a trident crowns the upper roof, placed there to symbolize Britain's maritime power at the time of construction. Below, carved stone figures wearing feathered headdresses and a likeness of Queen Victoria above the main entrance decorate the facade.