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During the holiday season the grounds feature approximately 180,000 LED lights.
Each summer the grounds feature over 100,000 annuals in the gardens.
Periscopes on the north grounds reflect the image of the upper outdoor grounds pathway into the pedway below.
On the southwest corner of the grounds is a fossilized tree stump, or petrified wood, estimated to be between 10 million and 20 million years old. Petrified wood is Alberta’s official stone.
A five-hole golf course, established by the Edmonton Golf Club, operated on the grounds in the 1890s.
The Legislature carillon rings at the top of the hour and can be heard across the grounds.
The pools and fountains are open to the public.
In January of 2023 the government of Alberta began redeveloping the lower Legislature Grounds, just north of the Legislature Building.
The Edmonton Federal Building was renamed the Queen Elizabeth II Building in September of 2022 following Her Majesty’s passing.
Capital Plaza was renamed Violet King Henry Plaza to honour the famous Calgarian who became Canada’s first Black female lawyer. The space was dedicated on February 26, 2021, in recognition of Black History Month.
This garden celebrates Canada’s sesquicentennial year. It features a maple leaf-shaped centerpiece encircled with Canadian Shield rose bushes.
The lodgepole pine dedication, sponsored in conjunction with Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, celebrates 75 years of forest resource management in Alberta.
While the grounds feature a number of commemorative trees, the Hokkaido Tree is a larch tree that was planted in honour of the visit by the Hokkaido, Japan, international exchange group in 1988.
This tree pays tribute to the Honourable J. Percy Page, who served as Alberta's Lieutenant Governor from 1959 to 1966. Page was a teacher and the organizer and coach of the famous Edmonton Grads women's basketball team.
This garden marks the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada. The downy cherry trees, native to Japan, represent the Alberta municipalities and high schools that are twinned with Japanese counterparts in the prefecture of Hokkaido.
The Honourable Lois Hole served as Alberta's Lieutenant Governor from 2000 until she passed in 2005. A businesswoman, author, education advocate, philanthropist and community supporter, Lois Hole was perhaps best known for being an expert gardener.
In 2021 a tree was planted in honour of the Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Alberta. The tree is the starting point to a garden which is still under construction. Once this garden is complete it will represent growth, continuity, renewal and life.
This marker was added in 1955 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the province of Alberta.
The plaque commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Alberta Legislature Building. It was unveiled during the royal visit by the Duke and Duchess of York to the province.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, The Garden depicts the faces of seven students facing outwardly to form a tree. It is meant to symbolize the relationships between teachers, students and their communities.
Service through Christ recognizes the 74 congregations of Sisters or Catholic Nuns who served across Alberta for more than 150 years, providing health care, education and social services to pioneer communities. The Sisters established 44 hospitals, 67 schools and 62 social services. Religious missions played a key role in the founding of 49 towns and cities in Alberta.
The eternal flame directly south of the Legislature Building commemorates the first 100 years of Confederation. The natural gas flame has never been extinguished by the elements, flickering through snow, rain, wind and even the infamous Edmonton tornado of 1987.
These two plaques mark the northeast and northwest corners of the fifth and final series of trading posts called Fort Edmonton.
The Canadian engineering centennial monument is significant in its proximity to the historic High Level Bridge, an important Edmonton landmark and a feat of engineering completed in 1913 that still serves as an integral part of the city’s transportation network.
The Internment Monument commemorates the passing of the War Measures Act on August 22, 1914. A darker chapter in Canadian history, the Act paved the way for operations which ensnared 8,000 Ukrainians and other eastern Europeans in a network of 24 camps coast to coast and forced a further 80,000 to check in semi-regularly with police.
Next to the lawn bowling pitch stands the Kwakiutl Totem Pole, crafted by First Nations artist Oscar Matilpi. The totem pole was donated to Alberta in 1971 to mark the 100th anniversary of the province of British Columbia joining Confederation.
Donald Alexander Smith (1820-1914), better known as Lord Strathcona, was a successful businessman, Member of the Canadian Parliament, diplomat and philanthropist. As one of the directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway he took part in the ceremony to drive in the last spike to complete Canada's first transcontinental railway in 1885. In 1900 Donald Smith founded and financed a mounted regiment in western Canada called Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians). The regiment continues to be an active part of Canada's military.
Surveying the Future is a geodetic control monument marking specific coordinates used for mapping. To commemorate the nation’s centennial year, monuments honouring the surveyors of Canada were placed in the capitals of all 10 Canadian provinces and what were then two territories.
The Treaty 6 monument in Edmonton commemorates the 125th anniversary of the signing of Treaty No. 6 Adhesion on August 21, 1877.
This memorial publicly honours the sacrifices of Alberta paramedics, both civilian and military, that have lost their lives during the commission of their duties.
Millions of Jewish people and other minority groups killed by the Nazis from 1938 to 1945 are memorialized and honoured through this monument. The cracked kiddush cup with barbed wire around the base has an inscription that reads, "When you stand here, be silent. When you leave, be not silent."
John Rowand (1787-1854) was a partner in the North West Company and served for many years in Fort Edmonton as chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company. It was by his order, in 1830, that the fort was rebuilt on the Legislature Grounds, where it remained until 1915.
This monument memorializes the Albertans killed in action in the Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953. Approximately 26,000 Canadians served in the war, which claimed 516 lives.
Observed annually on April 28, the National Day of Mourning commemorates workers who have been injured, killed or suffer illness as a result of occupational accidents and hazards. This plaque was placed in 1991 in recognition of those workers.
The Pillar of Strength symbolizes Alberta's commitment to the police and peace officer community and recognizes those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. The monument consists of an eternal flame held up by a pillar that lists the names of sworn Alberta police and peace officers killed in the line of duty since 1876.
The Alberta Legislature Grounds are a provincial landmark for all to enjoy. The outdoor space is available for booking by Alberta-registered charitable or not-for-profit organizations through Alberta Infrastructure.
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Public washrooms and a water fountain are located on the Legislature Grounds.
The Legislature campus comprises more than 57 acres of land, spanning four city blocks from Violet King Henry Plaza to the south lawn.
Free, public events run year-round at the Legislature.
Thinking of visiting the Legislature Grounds? Why not make it a scavenger hunt?
Your guide to navigating the Legislature grounds.
Use this map to locate all the monuments at the Legislature grounds.