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Crenellated Parapet

Traditionally, the pattern of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of a stone wall, through which arrows were shot. In modern architecture, it is adding a top row to a parapet that mimics the top of a medieval castle.

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Athabasca, Assiniboia and Pembina Halls

These three Collegiate Gothic buildings are an important fixture on the University of Alberta campus.

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This 1912Gothic Revival building is the largestPresbyterian churchin Edmonton.

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This grand building was constructed as a home for Alberta's Lieutenant Governor and was the location for manyimportant political and social events.

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Highlands School was designed by Edmonton Public School Board architect George E. Turner in the Collegiate Gothic style.

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The N.W.M.P. Barracks complex contains two important Gothic buildings, which are among Canada's few remaining major pre-1950 structures designed for police purposes.

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The residence is an excellent example of upper-class Edwardian era architecture in the Scottish Baronial style.

St. Stephen's College

St. Stephen's College on the University of Alberta Campus is a classic example of the Collegiate Gothic style.

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Brick Structure

Rectangular Footprint

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Classical Revival

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Moser and Ryder Block

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

Construction of Moser and Ryder Block (1911)

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Construction of Gibbard Block (1912)

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