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Completed in 1931, this Freemasons Hall was designed by WIlliam G. Blakey in the Gothic Revival style.

Located in Coronation Park, the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium is a showpiece of Modern Expressionist design.

This long, narrow building owed its shape to the high cost of land during Edmonton's first real estate boom.

The Alberta Hotel provided the last word in luxury in the early years of the twentieth century.

Among the most iconic buildings in Edmonton is the Legislature, which overlooks the river valley and is the seat of power for the provincial government.

Edmonton's first luxury apartment building.

With its curved front facade and location on a busy downtown corner, the Birks Building is a prominent example of early Modern classicism.

The Bowker Building was the last Edmonton office buildings fashioned in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture.

This small jewel of a building holds its own nestled among downtown high-rises.

C.N.R. architect John Schofield situated this prominent railway station to be admired from Jasper Avenue, four blocks away.

This elegant Prairie railway station heralded the beginning of Edmonton's connection to the world by rail in 1905.

The Capitol Theatre was Edmonton's first dedicated movie house.

The Churchill Wire Centre is located in the heart of downtown and was built to house equipment for Edmonton Telephones.

The "temporary" Civic Block served as Edmonton's City Hall longer than any other building to date.

Edmonton's first proper Court House was built in 1912 and demolished in the 1970s.

The Post Office was Edmonton's tallest building when completed in 1910. It was demolished in 1972.

The Edmonton Art Gallery (now the Art Gallery of Alberta) was originally a textbook example of Brutalist architecturebefore its recent extensive renovation.

Edmonton's oldest men's club met in this three-storey brick building, once located on College Avenue and McDougall Street overlooking the river valley.

This four-storey brick cold-storage building is a relatively unadorned example of a building from what collectively became Edmonton's early warehouse district.

This Classical Revival building featured prominently in the downtown skyline until its demolition in 1968.

The El Mirador Apartments give a unique touch of Spanish Revival architecture to Edmonton's downtown.

Edmontonians John A. McDougall and Richard Secord erected this four-storey office block in 1905 on the location that still bears its name over 100 years later.

Designed in 1939 but not built until the 1950s, the Federal Building is the newestexample of Art Deco influenced architecture in Edmonton.

This 1912Gothic Revival building is the largestPresbyterian churchin Edmonton.

The Gariepy Block was fashioned in the Second Empire style of architecture.

Joseph Hormisdas Gariepy's home is a beautiful example of a style or architecture brought to Canada in the mid-1800s from the Second Empire in France of Napoleon III.

Arguably Edmonton's most iconic building, the Hotel Macdonaldhas been a fixture on the city's skyline since it was completed in 1915.

Significant in size and history, the Hudson's Bay Building is a rare surviving representative of local Moderne architecture reaching back to original buildings of 1893.

The 1914 H.V. Shaw Building is one of the few examples of Chicago style in Edmonton.

The classically designed Imperial Bank was demolished in 1950.

The Imperial Bank of Canada islocated in the heart of downtown and is a strong local example of Modern classicist architecture.

The 1972 Law Courts building is an imposing landmark in downtown Edmonton due to its size and Brutalist design.

The decorative brickwork on this building is some of the most elaborate in Edmonton.

Completed in 1931, this Freemasons Hall was designed by WIlliam G. Blakey in the Gothic Revival style.

Built for John A. McDougall, the McDougall Mansion was designed in the Tudor architectural style.

The Chicago style McLeod Building was built in 1915 and became Edmonton's first skyscraper.

John B. Mercer built this warehouse in 1911 to handle his growing liquor and cigar trade.

Built on what became known as 'bank corner', the Merchants Bank of Canada was Edmonton's second ever banking institution.

The 1911 Moser and Ryder Block was an excellent example of Edwardian architecture until it received a Moderne renovation after a fire in 1944.

The Pantages Theatre was part of an international chain of vaudeville houses built by Alexander Pantages.

Active in the city since 1893, the Salvation Army built this for their sixth home in Edmonton; it later became the first home of the Citadel Theatre.

Originally the home of Richard and Annie Secord and their family, this elegant Queen Anne style mansion also house the Edmonton Art Gallery for 15 years.

The Stocks Residence is one of the few Queen Anne style homes to survive in Edmonton.

For seventy years the Tegler Building represented the hub of Edmonton's downtown. Its controversial demolition in 1982 precipitated a civic preservation strategy.

Among the most iconic buildings in Edmonton is the Legislature, which overlooks the river valley and is the seat of power for the provincial government.

This small jewel of a building holds its own nestled among downtown high-rises.

C.N.R. architect John Schofield situated this prominent railway station to be admired from Jasper Avenue, four blocks away.

Edmonton's first proper Court House was built in 1912 and demolished in the 1970s.

The Post Office was Edmonton's tallest building when completed in 1910. It was demolished in 1972.

"The J.J. Duggan residence embodies the kind of architecture favoured by Strathcona's upper middle class residents during the early 1900s." ~ David Murray, architect.

This Classical Revival building featured prominently in the downtown skyline until its demolition in 1968.

The Gem Theatre was purpose built as a movie house in 1913. Orriginally constructed in the Classical Revival style, a 1940s renovation gave it a Moderne twist.

Built to house luxurious apartments, the Gibbard Block has been largely restored to showcase its original elegance.

The classically designed Imperial Bank was demolished in 1950.

The Magrath Mansion is an Edmonton landmark due to its size, location overlooking the river valley, and its Classical Revival architecture.

Built on what became known as 'bank corner', the Merchants Bank of Canada was Edmonton's second ever banking institution.

Norwood School is one of Edmonton's early brick schoolsand was designed in the Classical Revival style.

Completed in 1931, this Freemasons Hall was designed by WIlliam G. Blakey in the Gothic Revival style.

Located in Coronation Park, the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium is a showpiece of Modern Expressionist design.

The Bowker Building was the last Edmonton office buildings fashioned in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture.

With its curved front facade and location on a busy downtown corner, the Birks Building is a prominent example of early Modern classicism.