Alberta Legislature Building

Alberta Legislature Building
Alberta Legislature Building
	The Alberta Legislature Building
General information
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
Address	10800 97 Avenue NW
Town or city	Edmonton, Alberta
Country	Canada
Coordinates	53°32′1.3″N 113°30′23.8″W / 53.533694°N 113.506611°W
Construction started	1907
Completed	1913
Cost	$2 million ($52.7 million in 2023 dollars)
Client	Government of Alberta
Owner	Government of Alberta
Height	57 m (187.0 ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Allan Merrick Jeffers and Richard Blakey
Other information
Public transit access	Government Centre station; Government Centre Transit Centre

The Alberta Legislature Building is located in Edmonton and is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the Executive Council of Alberta. It is often shortened to "the Ledge".^[2]^[3]^[4]

The Alberta Legislature Building is located at 10801 97 Avenue NW. Free tours of the facility are offered throughout the week. The building is also connected via underground walkway to the Government Centre station and Government Centre Transit Centre.

^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
^ "Alberta Legislature". Explore Edmonton. Edmonton Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ Charnalia, Ameya (18 July 2018). "The ledge grounds just got a whole lot boozier". StarMetro Edmonton. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ Trynacity, Kim (20 October 2016). "Alone at the 'Ledge'". Canadian Media Guild. Retrieved 28 September 2019.