15th C. – Palau de la Generalitat, Barcelona
Seat of the regional Catalan government, the Palau de la Generalitat dates from the early 15th century but has been remodelled over the centuries.
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1734 – Palacio de San Telmo, Seville, Spain
This magnificent palace was built in 1682 to serve as a marine university, training ships, pilots, navigators and high ranking officers.
1849 – Former Treasury Building, Macquarie St., Sydney, Australia
Architect: Mortimer Lewis & Walter L. Vernon
Now subsumed into a large modern hotel complex l, this former government office was built in two stages,
1860 – Design for Government Buildings, Ottawa, Canada
Architect: Stent & Laver
In May 1859 proposals were invited for Ottawa’s intended parliamentary and departmental buildings and governor general’s residence.
1866 – Dome of the U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C.
Architect: Thomas U. Walter
Constructed during the period 1855-1866, the dome was designed by the Philadelphia architect Thomas U.
1887 – Ministère des Finances du Québec, Quebec City, Quebec
Architect: Eugène-Etienne Tache
Originally built as a courthouse, later the Ministry of Finance, restored from 1983 to 1987. The architect of the exterior was Eugène-Etienne Tache,
1893 – Competitive Designs for new Government Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia
Architect: Dick & Wickson, T.C. Sorby
Unbuilt entries for an architectural competition to design a range of goverment buildings for the province in Victoria.
1897 – Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Victoria
Architect: Francis M. Rattenbury
An architectural competition was held to design a new assembly building for the province. Francis Rattenbury,
1898 – Ontario Legislative Buildings Proposal
Architect: Darling & Curry
Unbuilt proposal for Provincial Legislature and associated government offices.
1898 – Unbuilt Design for State Assembly Hall, Guernsey
Architect: Arthur Ardron
“This design was submitted in the early part of last year by Mr. Arthur Ardron, F.R.I.B.A.,
