Fun fact; the legislative buildings in Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba were all built at about the same time. This led to the Provinces trying to one-up the others, which ended up with Sask as the winner. It’s a beautiful building in person.
I used to live in Victoria. There are lightbulbs all along the lines of the Parliament Buildings that light up every night and adds to the grandeur of the building and the Inner Harbour.
As a Canadian I feel seen. As an Ontarian I feel salty our flag was ranked dead last and Quebec's first (rivalry) 😉. And as an Ottawan who lives down the road from Parliament, it's too bad it didn't get featured. This is just good-natured teasing (we're way too polite up here to leave rude comments on somebody's work). I've been following your channel for a little while now and I always get a little excited when you mention Canada. I'm so glad you dedicated an entire video to us, and I look forward to your future Canadian content! PS: The like six families from PEI must be devastated.
As a Victorian, sometimes I forget how privileged we are here with our beautiful parliament buildings right in the harbour. Thanks for the great content!
The stained glass and woodwork in the British Columbia Parliament is AWESOME! Well worth a visit to see. There are small images online, but they don't have the visual impact of seeing light play through.
Thank you Sir. Excellent job on this video. As a proud Canadian, I think you did a very honest descriptive job on the flags and buildings on the Canadian provinces. I learn something new every time I watch your videos. I appreciate your unbiased opinions. Keep up the good work. Your friend and neighbor.
Only seven of the 31 Mexican states have official state flags, all adopted in the 21st century. People dead-set on a cloth state symbol often unofficially display the state coat of arms on a white field, and a few states' laws permit such display of the arms in "flag mode" without making it an official state flag. Two state's constitutions (Baja California, Colima) prohibit any flag for the state other than the national flag. Five of the seven official state flags (Baja California Sur, Durango, Guerrero, Querétaro, Quintana Roo) have the arms on white. The other two use different backgrounds (Jalisco blue and yellow, Tlaxcala red and white).
It occurs to me I hadn't seen most of these buildings before, except Regina. (Sidebar: your pronunciation is so on-point compared to every other non-Canadian youtuber, I suspect you of being a secret Canadian. I was hoping you'd say the city names to see if Regina tripped you up!) I gotta say, I really like those territory buildings, especially NWT. And Quebec gets a lot of enmity from the other provinces, but anyone who says their flag isn't the best is lying to themselves.
I'm glad you ranked the British Columbia Legislature building at the top. I visited Victoria in 1997, and was enthralled by this building, walking around it twice, admiring the architecture. Having grown up in Edmonton, and having my father work less than two blocks away in the Federal Building, I spent a lot of time in the Alberta Legislature park, so I always thought it was a really nice building.
Hey I'm from Brazil and I really enjoy your videos, the San Joaquin Valley is one of my favorite videos, really nice channel with great stuff and you should make a video ranking the Brazilian state flags someday!!!
British Columbia isn't all rainforest, only the coastal areas and about the first 100 miles into the interior before it starts to get drier. In the middle of the province you can find a couple of desert belts that extend well into central BC. And yes, the parliament buildings in Victoria are amazing, especially as they're situated across from the inner harbour.
Our legislative building here in Victoria BC is often referred to as the wedding cake building. You did a good job on this video. Keep in mind there is a lot of history and symbolism behind these flags and buildings.
Maybe do a ranking of national legislative buildings? It could include the UFO/contact lens-like Brazilian legislature or the weird US Capitol-style building... in rural Palau (not even in a town). Also, as I write this, I'm looking at Canada's federal parliament building in Ottawa, where I live.
I think the Legislature building in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island got short changed. There is huge history significant to Canada 🇨🇦 that occurred in this building
Greetings from Victoria BC. I just found your channel an hour ago and subscribed. You're so much better than Briggs! No pretentious self important comments or annoying segways. Just the facts and your honest opinions. Love it.
The Lababor and Newfoundland flag is likely influenced by that they were a part of the UK, not Canada, until after WW II. That also explains the relatively modern building they have as a capitol.
Newfoundland was it's own country just like Canada and the confederation building is not the original parliament of Newfoundland. The original parliament building is known as the colonial building and sits in bannerman park it is older than Canada's parliament building.
I'm from Saskatchewan with the green and yellow flag and our CFL team has green uniforms but that color wasn't chosen to match the flag. Back when the team was starting out the owner was on a business trip and came across some green uniforms that were cheap, so he bought them and that became the team color.
I've visited British Columbia a few times, and have toured their Parliament building. It is lovely, and in the evening it's lighted. On my tour of the building, I asked the guide about the flag. I realize that the setting sun is indicative of the western geography. However, I've heard of the saying: "The sun never sets on the British Empire." Of course they're part of the "Commonwealth," now. But, the guide was funny in answering me ... she said: "We don't talk about that." ;)
Instead of Gordon Lightfoot's Don Quixote album in the background, you could have displayed Rush's Moving Pictures album which has your #4 parliament building on the front cover. Love your choice for #1 though - the harbor in Victoria is incredible.
I just visited Yellowknife, N W T, last week, and toured their Legislative Assembly Building. A really beautiful place inside, also. It is 31 years old, but has been kept up well. I would have guessed it to be about 10 years old.
Thank god my province's parliament building was number one! It is something else, and I actually got to go see the inside of the building in 2013 after visiting it multiple times!
The "islands" on the Alberta provincial crest are actually prairie land. In front is a wheat field, behind are the foothills in green and behind the foothills are the Rocky mountains.
Pretty sure the photo he used for the Yukon Territory Parliament Building was taken at a time when the country was in remembrance of someone, or honoring their veterans. As for the polar bear skin, I cannot tell. Probably best not to know.
Yes, It is a real polar bear skin. In 1998 I visited Yellowknife and while I was there I took a tour of the legislative building, and the tour guide mentioned that the skin was real.
A note about the Prince Edward Island flag, you probably should've looked for a different version, maybe the one from Wikipedia. Their flag is a banner-of-arms and I am unsure the government of PEI has anything in place to say what version of the flag is correct, so all it has to be is similar to the coat-of-arms and that'd be why you have a massive range of quality for the flag online. New Brunswick also has this issue, but because that government has their flag on a provincial website of their symbols the effects are less common. I assure you they do not use that version in PEI! A little surprised you just assumed the government would fly that.. child's scribbling.. but it's fine. If you liked the design, then it should probably have been a little higher on the list, but what's done is done.. ah well. P.S. fun tidbit.. the New Brunswick flag you included was actually incorrect. Sort of. The actual flag we fly doesn't have the blue tongues and claws, but some stranger from Wikipedia decided that "well, the flag is a banner-of-arms, and the coat-of-arms has blue claws and tongue on its lion rampant, so let me just get my paint bucket tool.. that should be fine, right?" when actually they just didn't check the provincial website.. where the flag, in its SVG glory, has no blue claws or tongue. And hell, neither does the coat of arms, so that poor, well-intentioned soul was really misled!
This was fun to watch; the only one I've seen in person is the one in Ontario, which has a beautiful Romanesque design, captured well by your picture. I really like the one in Yukon, too. Fun fact: in east central Ohio, along the West Virginia border, there's a small museum in an old school building with all kinds of Lego constructions (they don't call themselves the "Lego Museum," probably for copyright reasons). Mostly it's things like Lego ships, figures, Star Wars characters, and the like, but for whatever reason, one room has Lego models of all of the Canadian provincial parliament buildings! (I'm not sure why they have Canadian capitols and not U.S., but it is what it is.) It's well worth a stop.
I have to agree. The BC Parliament Building in Victoria is a spectacular architectural gem and exudes optimism. I have walked around it all of Victoria.
At 3:08 you mention Malamutes as the only domesticated animal on a national, state or provincial flag because they've been trained to be used with dog sleds, but there are plenty of US states with horses on the flag, like Pennsylvania, Minnesota or Kansas. And while not for transport, I think cattle count as domesticated too, so the cows on Vermont and Delaware's flags would make it onto the list, and maybe even the bison of Wyoming's flag, but a good video either way, no hate :)
@@GeographyKing ah yes, as far as pets go there certainly aren't many! There's a purple parrot on the flag of Dominica, that might count as a pet, depending on who you ask lol
Downtown Halifax is pretty densely packed, so there’s not a lot of free space that you’d find around some other provincial legislatures such as the one in Winnipeg. By the way, Manitoba’s legislature is crowned with the Golden Boy, which is unique among the buildings.
I lived in Yellowknife when they were building the legislature. We called it the USS Enterprise. Edit: the "parliament building" in Manitoba is known to all as the "Leg", pronounced 'ledge'. It's chock full of crazy Rosicrucian/Masonic type symbolism.
I know the video is 3 yrs old, but I just saw it for the first time. Victoria BC Parliament building ranked first, and I agree it is beautiful. The story behind the architect, Francis Mawson Rattenbury, is interesting. He had never designed anything bigger than a family house before, when he won the contest for the Parliament building design. He also designed The Empress Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, and several other amazing buildings. He was involved in scandal and was eventually murdered in England by his chauffer, who was also his wife's lover. Very dramatic tale out of sleepy old Victoria.
Yep, I was right, if Ontario gets the flag category in round 3 of your March Madness tournament, we are toast! However, with regards to our legislature building - referred to as Queen's Park, even though that's actually the name of the land it is situated on, not the building itself - the asymmetrical look is more due to the west wing having to be redesigned and rebuilt after a massive fire. Also, it's one of the provincial legislatures that has a suite for Ontario's Lieutenant Governor. (Fun fact: A previous building on that site was a lunatic asylum, so take that as you will.) And as for your comments about PEI? I think a feisty red-headed girl might just want to have words with your out back. ^_~
I love how the two capital buildings I've visited were your top two. I visited the Quebec one in grade 7 on a school trip and I've been to the BC one a few times but did a tour inside once. Fun fact, it was used as the museum in the disney descendants movies!
@Geography King Howdy G. King. Like you, I'm a California native; I still live in the Golden State and I've also had the pleasure of visiting British Columbia and exploring the Parliament Building in Victoria back in May 2018. One thing I wanted to point out about British Columbia's flag is that the sun may have to do with her motto. The official motto of BC is "Splendor sine occasu" which is Latin for "Splendor without diminishment." The motto alludes to the 19th century notion that the sun shall never set on the British Empire. So, the probable reason for the sun being placed on the BC flag is probably due to the provincial motto stating that the sun would never set on the British Empire.
I'd have to spend more time there before I do. I like to add personal experiences and first hand knowledge of places and use as many of my own photos as possible. I was actually going to be in Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, and Calgary this past September but obviously everything changed. Depending on how things are this year, part of my cross-country road trip may be going across western Canada.
@@GeographyKing i highly recommend that you check out Waterton lakes National Park as well. Its a bit of a diversion but it is totally worth it. Keep up the great work on this channel
We do? I live here and this province has the least Sun of anywhere I have ever lived. Summers are good, but winters are gloomy. I guess that is more a coast perspective though, and perhaps you are talking about the interior.
The funniest part about the BC parliament is that the domes are Copper, and were originally copper coloured, but oxidized very quickly and have been greenish blue ever since
They did end up replacing the copper on those domes back in the 80s. They had to buy up most of the world's supply of horse urine to artificially patina the copper so that it would match the historic look of the building.
Absolutely spot on with the Victoria Parliament building at #1. It also helps that it is located right in the bay, as a gateway to the city. Victoria is a special place!
As a British Columbian I feel honoured to hear Geography King say that our provincial legislature is not only the most beautiful in Canada but also in the US. The real beauty of BC however is our natural beauty, but I'll take the compliment.
Flag wise, New Brunswick is my favorite (I mean it's a lion and a cool ship, you can't go wrong) Parliament wise, Quebec is my favorite (gotta love Napoleon III style architecture, the French know how to design a building) Canada has some very nice buildings and flags and the US could definitely learn a thing or two from them
Merci du Québec... I know sometimes our flag is perceived as "separatist," but as a flag nerd, I admit I'll always fly it more out of just thinking it is pretty than politics.
I would have liked it if you had included the other 3 sides, esp. back, and the interiors, both of which contribute to the overall looks of the structure.
A video about Canada! I love your channel and I am Canadian, so it's really cool to see a video about it! Edit: I assume you were joking, but as a British Columbian writing this in January, we can see the sun.
Yo man I’m planning on taking a trip to Tennessee this summer with my friends, preferably hitting Nashville and Memphis. We are from Nj. It would be really sweet if you could make a video detailing great places to stop along the road trip from east to west Tennessee since you are from there. :)
I like the flags of Ontario and Manitoba. It doesn’t bother me that both flags are similar to the old Canadian flag. I like the British ensigns, the maple leafs and the bison. So much history is reflected in both these flags. With all this in mind you should compare Australia’s flag to the flags of Australia’s states (e.g., Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria etc.) 🇦🇺You might also consider comparing the coat of arms for Canada’s provinces and territories. 🇨🇦
The Quebec parliament is inspired by the expansion of the Louvre in Paris, the architectural style of the Second Empire. 26 bronze statues on the facade represent the glory of the women and men ( first nation, Cartier, Champlain etc ) who marked the history of Quebec and French America. .Designed by Parisien architect , Eugène-Étienne Taché, the Parliament Building Built between 1877 and 1886 in the architectural style of the Second Empire .
Not all of British Columbia gets a lot of rain. That's true of the mainland coastal areas, and the west coast of Vancouver island, but the east coast of VI and the gulf islands are actually fairly dry. So are many of the interior areas.
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Fun fact; the legislative buildings in Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba were all built at about the same time. This led to the Provinces trying to one-up the others, which ended up with Sask as the winner. It’s a beautiful building in person.
I used to live in Victoria. There are lightbulbs all along the lines of the Parliament Buildings that light up every night and adds to the grandeur of the building and the Inner Harbour.
id love if he did more Canadian content, this video was amazing!!
Thank you! I've got more Canadian topics coming up.
I get that it's hard to do Canadian content when you're not from there.
@@chocobot18 maybe he can get some feedback from some of his Canadian viewers
@@GeographyKing Canadian welcome signs
I suppose you mean Ontario is the largest in Canada by population, otherwise Quebec is larger in area
As a Canadian I feel seen. As an Ontarian I feel salty our flag was ranked dead last and Quebec's first (rivalry) 😉. And as an Ottawan who lives down the road from Parliament, it's too bad it didn't get featured.
This is just good-natured teasing (we're way too polite up here to leave rude comments on somebody's work). I've been following your channel for a little while now and I always get a little excited when you mention Canada. I'm so glad you dedicated an entire video to us, and I look forward to your future Canadian content!
PS: The like six families from PEI must be devastated.
Thank you! Ontario's flag is still better than most US states.
As a Victorian, sometimes I forget how privileged we are here with our beautiful parliament buildings right in the harbour. Thanks for the great content!
The stained glass and woodwork in the British Columbia Parliament is AWESOME! Well worth a visit to see. There are small images online, but they don't have the visual impact of seeing light play through.
@Geography King: Could you do a ranking of US license plates?
That is my next ranking video for state symbol stuff!
He should do Canadian plates too; the best license plate, in my opinion, is of the Northwest Territories.
One of my favorite topics in geography. Its so fascinating that I am curious even if I am from India and have very limited things to do with US states
Thank you Sir. Excellent job on this video. As a proud Canadian, I think you did a very honest descriptive job on the flags and buildings on the Canadian provinces. I learn something new every time I watch your videos. I appreciate your unbiased opinions. Keep up the good work. Your friend and neighbor.
Thank you!
Love this! Is it possible to do a Mexico State flag countdown now?
Only seven of the 31 Mexican states have official state flags, all adopted in the 21st century. People dead-set on a cloth state symbol often unofficially display the state coat of arms on a white field, and a few states' laws permit such display of the arms in "flag mode" without making it an official state flag. Two state's constitutions (Baja California, Colima) prohibit any flag for the state other than the national flag. Five of the seven official state flags (Baja California Sur, Durango, Guerrero, Querétaro, Quintana Roo) have the arms on white. The other two use different backgrounds (Jalisco blue and yellow, Tlaxcala red and white).
@@MikeV8652 very knowledgeable. Thank yoy
I am Mexican and unfortunately the "flags" of Mexican states are all boring.
Fun fact about Ontario's Legislative building...it's on the cover of Rush's 'Moving Pictures' LP.
Oooooooooh thanks for sharing
It occurs to me I hadn't seen most of these buildings before, except Regina. (Sidebar: your pronunciation is so on-point compared to every other non-Canadian youtuber, I suspect you of being a secret Canadian. I was hoping you'd say the city names to see if Regina tripped you up!) I gotta say, I really like those territory buildings, especially NWT. And Quebec gets a lot of enmity from the other provinces, but anyone who says their flag isn't the best is lying to themselves.
I'm glad you ranked the British Columbia Legislature building at the top. I visited Victoria in 1997, and was enthralled by this building, walking around it twice, admiring the architecture. Having grown up in Edmonton, and having my father work less than two blocks away in the Federal Building, I spent a lot of time in the Alberta Legislature park, so I always thought it was a really nice building.
I also think the Alberta building is pretty nice.
Hey I'm from Brazil and I really enjoy your videos, the San Joaquin Valley is one of my favorite videos, really nice channel with great stuff and you should make a video ranking the Brazilian state flags someday!!!
Thank you! Hopefully I'll get a chance to visit Brazil one day. One of my dream trips is to road trip across South America.
Saskatchewan's capital dome is actually copper, but because the building is a heritage building, the sun and elements turn it black
British Columbia isn't all rainforest, only the coastal areas and about the first 100 miles into the interior before it starts to get drier. In the middle of the province you can find a couple of desert belts that extend well into central BC.
And yes, the parliament buildings in Victoria are amazing, especially as they're situated across from the inner harbour.
Our legislative building here in Victoria BC is often referred to as the wedding cake building. You did a good job on this video. Keep in mind there is a lot of history and symbolism behind these flags and buildings.
This was very fun to watch! Love the Canada videos 🇨🇦
Maybe do a ranking of national legislative buildings? It could include the UFO/contact lens-like Brazilian legislature or the weird US Capitol-style building... in rural Palau (not even in a town). Also, as I write this, I'm looking at Canada's federal parliament building in Ottawa, where I live.
I think the Legislature building in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island got short changed. There is huge history significant to Canada 🇨🇦 that occurred in this building
Yes indeed, and also considering the size of Charlottetown and PEI, I don't think it deserved such a low ranking.
I agree...Kyle didn't know that when he dissed it
I'd love to see you rank Canada's biggest cities
and I must say, Canada's infrastructure is impressive. Hope to visit there some day
We don’t welcome you here
Greetings from Victoria BC. I just found your channel an hour ago and subscribed. You're so much better than Briggs! No pretentious self important comments or annoying segways. Just the facts and your honest opinions. Love it.
Love the Gordon Lightfoot album cover in the background❤❤
The Lababor and Newfoundland flag is likely influenced by that they were a part of the UK, not Canada, until after WW II. That also explains the relatively modern building they have as a capitol.
Newfoundland was it's own country just like Canada and the confederation building is not the original parliament of Newfoundland. The original parliament building is known as the colonial building and sits in bannerman park it is older than Canada's parliament building.
Nunivut flag is cool. I'm Canadian and didnt know most of these. The Canadian flag itself is the best of this group. Thanks Geography King!
Gotta hand it to Canadia, great flag
I love UKS flag - Union Jack
Geography Boss is a bad man!!! 😎
yeah nunavut is cool :D
literally it's so cold
I'm from Saskatchewan with the green and yellow flag and our CFL team has green uniforms but that color wasn't chosen to match the flag. Back when the team was starting out the owner was on a business trip and came across some green uniforms that were cheap, so he bought them and that became the team color.
I've visited British Columbia a few times, and have toured their Parliament building. It is lovely, and in the evening it's lighted.
On my tour of the building, I asked the guide about the flag. I realize that the setting sun is indicative of the western geography. However, I've heard of the saying: "The sun never sets on the British Empire." Of course they're part of the "Commonwealth," now. But, the guide was funny in answering me ... she said: "We don't talk about that." ;)
This is currently my favorite "little" YT channel.
Mine too.
same
It sure is growing fast though. Geotubers are the best
This was a great idea! Glad to see you uploading
Instead of Gordon Lightfoot's Don Quixote album in the background, you could have displayed Rush's Moving Pictures album which has your #4 parliament building on the front cover. Love your choice for #1 though - the harbor in Victoria is incredible.
I agree with your ratings. I had not seen some of these buildings before, very nice to know.
I just visited Yellowknife, N W T, last week, and toured their Legislative Assembly Building. A really beautiful place inside, also. It is 31 years old, but has been kept up well. I would have guessed it to be about 10 years old.
Epic roast of PEI at the end xD
PEI is the Wisconsin Dells of Canada eh? Lol....
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Who cares?
I cannot argue with your choices of provincial flags. You hit them about right.
YES PLEASE DO MORE CANADIAN CONTENT THIS IS AMAZING.
Canada videos are really interesting!
Thank god my province's parliament building was number one! It is something else, and I actually got to go see the inside of the building in 2013 after visiting it multiple times!
Love this channel. Keep up the good work!
The "islands" on the Alberta provincial crest are actually prairie land. In front is a wheat field, behind are the foothills in green and behind the foothills are the Rocky mountains.
If you did a video in the future where you ranked all the different state route signs in the future, that’d be really cool
I love anything you do as Canadian subject, as a Canadian subject.
Nice video! Why are the flags at the Yukon capitol at half mast? Is that a real polar bear skin on the floor of the Northwest Territories building?
Pretty sure the photo he used for the Yukon Territory Parliament Building was taken at a time when the country was in remembrance of someone, or honoring their veterans. As for the polar bear skin, I cannot tell. Probably best not to know.
Yes, It is a real polar bear skin. In 1998 I visited Yellowknife and while I was there I took a tour of the legislative building, and the tour guide mentioned that the skin was real.
Good Job as always......Please do something on "Japan's National Diet Building".
A note about the Prince Edward Island flag, you probably should've looked for a different version, maybe the one from Wikipedia. Their flag is a banner-of-arms and I am unsure the government of PEI has anything in place to say what version of the flag is correct, so all it has to be is similar to the coat-of-arms and that'd be why you have a massive range of quality for the flag online. New Brunswick also has this issue, but because that government has their flag on a provincial website of their symbols the effects are less common. I assure you they do not use that version in PEI! A little surprised you just assumed the government would fly that.. child's scribbling.. but it's fine.
If you liked the design, then it should probably have been a little higher on the list, but what's done is done.. ah well.
P.S. fun tidbit.. the New Brunswick flag you included was actually incorrect. Sort of. The actual flag we fly doesn't have the blue tongues and claws, but some stranger from Wikipedia decided that "well, the flag is a banner-of-arms, and the coat-of-arms has blue claws and tongue on its lion rampant, so let me just get my paint bucket tool.. that should be fine, right?" when actually they just didn't check the provincial website.. where the flag, in its SVG glory, has no blue claws or tongue. And hell, neither does the coat of arms, so that poor, well-intentioned soul was really misled!
Another excellent video Kyle...
Awesome video. Learned some things about our neighbors to the north
There are only 120000 in PEI. It leg only has 27 members. It could be held at the local Dennys.
2:50 The green and blue sidebars of the Yukon flag are incredibly striking.
This is cool! I've never looked too much into this before.
Thank you, from a Canadian subscriber!
This was fun to watch; the only one I've seen in person is the one in Ontario, which has a beautiful Romanesque design, captured well by your picture. I really like the one in Yukon, too. Fun fact: in east central Ohio, along the West Virginia border, there's a small museum in an old school building with all kinds of Lego constructions (they don't call themselves the "Lego Museum," probably for copyright reasons). Mostly it's things like Lego ships, figures, Star Wars characters, and the like, but for whatever reason, one room has Lego models of all of the Canadian provincial parliament buildings! (I'm not sure why they have Canadian capitols and not U.S., but it is what it is.) It's well worth a stop.
If you don’t like the two that are like the old national flag, you will definitely hate Australian state flags 😂
would love to see you rank the mexican state capitol buildings
Regarding PEI flag--the three small trees are the 3 counties of PEI, Kings, Queens, and Princess, under the protection of the province.
I love vexillology, Kyle! Please make more flag videos
I'm glad you liked the video! Which is good because I'll be covering world flags soon!
I have to agree. The BC Parliament Building in Victoria is a spectacular architectural gem and exudes optimism. I have walked around it all of Victoria.
At 3:08 you mention Malamutes as the only domesticated animal on a national, state or provincial flag because they've been trained to be used with dog sleds, but there are plenty of US states with horses on the flag, like Pennsylvania, Minnesota or Kansas. And while not for transport, I think cattle count as domesticated too, so the cows on Vermont and Delaware's flags would make it onto the list, and maybe even the bison of Wyoming's flag, but a good video either way, no hate :)
Yeah I misspoke on that. I meant more of a pet animal, not even thinking about domesticated farm animals.
@@GeographyKing ah yes, as far as pets go there certainly aren't many! There's a purple parrot on the flag of Dominica, that might count as a pet, depending on who you ask lol
Downtown Halifax is pretty densely packed, so there’s not a lot of free space that you’d find around some other provincial legislatures such as the one in Winnipeg. By the way, Manitoba’s legislature is crowned with the Golden Boy, which is unique among the buildings.
And the statue of Louis Riel out front.
Same for Quebec City and the rest of the provinces...?
I lived in Yellowknife when they were building the legislature. We called it the USS Enterprise.
Edit: the "parliament building" in Manitoba is known to all as the "Leg", pronounced 'ledge'. It's chock full of crazy Rosicrucian/Masonic type symbolism.
I know the video is 3 yrs old, but I just saw it for the first time. Victoria BC Parliament building ranked first, and I agree it is beautiful. The story behind the architect, Francis Mawson Rattenbury, is interesting. He had never designed anything bigger than a family house before, when he won the contest for the Parliament building design. He also designed The Empress Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, and several other amazing buildings. He was involved in scandal and was eventually murdered in England by his chauffer, who was also his wife's lover. Very dramatic tale out of sleepy old Victoria.
Yep, I was right, if Ontario gets the flag category in round 3 of your March Madness tournament, we are toast! However, with regards to our legislature building - referred to as Queen's Park, even though that's actually the name of the land it is situated on, not the building itself - the asymmetrical look is more due to the west wing having to be redesigned and rebuilt after a massive fire. Also, it's one of the provincial legislatures that has a suite for Ontario's Lieutenant Governor. (Fun fact: A previous building on that site was a lunatic asylum, so take that as you will.)
And as for your comments about PEI? I think a feisty red-headed girl might just want to have words with your out back. ^_~
I love how the two capital buildings I've visited were your top two. I visited the Quebec one in grade 7 on a school trip and I've been to the BC one a few times but did a tour inside once. Fun fact, it was used as the museum in the disney descendants movies!
BC Parliament is seem like the nicest one, Ontario's look nice from outside but in side is not that great.
Thanks to rank Québec flag as the first 😊
Are you from Quebec
@@marashdemnika5833 yes!
Lovely content; Please do a video on parliament buildings in Europe 🇪🇺 and Asia
Love your videos...…….in this one, you forgot the Parliament of Canada itself.....located in Ottawa.
Now THIS is a topic I can get interested in!! 🇨🇦
Does them in one video instead of two for efficiency instead of views. respect
New Brunswick building looks like something the Adam's Family would live in.
Not sure what you mean saying that the symbolism of N&L's flag is obtuse. You mean abstruse? Also, provincial is only three syllables.
10:03 some people need to move some pictures out of the front door of that building
The three dislikes are the three people that live in/on PEI
well, in all fairness they do live in an inferior province
@@ecurewitz lol
@Geography King Howdy G. King. Like you, I'm a California native; I still live in the Golden State and I've also had the pleasure of visiting British Columbia and exploring the Parliament Building in Victoria back in May 2018. One thing I wanted to point out about British Columbia's flag is that the sun may have to do with her motto. The official motto of BC is "Splendor sine occasu" which is Latin for "Splendor without diminishment." The motto alludes to the 19th century notion that the sun shall never set on the British Empire. So, the probable reason for the sun being placed on the BC flag is probably due to the provincial motto stating that the sun would never set on the British Empire.
Man Canada has some busy odd looking flags. Great buildings though. Really interesting video 👍
Would you ever do a geographic profile of Alberta in the future?
I'd have to spend more time there before I do. I like to add personal experiences and first hand knowledge of places and use as many of my own photos as possible. I was actually going to be in Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, and Calgary this past September but obviously everything changed. Depending on how things are this year, part of my cross-country road trip may be going across western Canada.
@@GeographyKing i highly recommend that you check out Waterton lakes National Park as well. Its a bit of a diversion but it is totally worth it. Keep up the great work on this channel
I'm sure loads have pointed it out already but we do get sun in BC year round :P
We do? I live here and this province has the least Sun of anywhere I have ever lived. Summers are good, but winters are gloomy. I guess that is more a coast perspective though, and perhaps you are talking about the interior.
Was the BC flag with regards to not seeing the sun a joke? They are not past Arctic Circle so they see it all year, unless it's raining 😛
The funniest part about the BC parliament is that the domes are Copper, and were originally copper coloured, but oxidized very quickly and have been greenish blue ever since
They did end up replacing the copper on those domes back in the 80s. They had to buy up most of the world's supply of horse urine to artificially patina the copper so that it would match the historic look of the building.
thanks for putting the BC flag so high, i love it too :3
Do this same format- flags and capital buildings- but with every country. Thanks!
Most of our provinces just took the coat of arms and stretched it out to make our flags
Absolutely spot on with the Victoria Parliament building at #1. It also helps that it is located right in the bay, as a gateway to the city. Victoria is a special place!
@Adam Bradley British Columbian Parliament building* It's B.C.' capital building, not just reserved for the city of Victoria.
I loved the video on US climate. Maybe make one on natural vegetation of the US?
As a British Columbian I feel honoured to hear Geography King say that our provincial legislature is not only the most beautiful in Canada but also in the US. The real beauty of BC however is our natural beauty, but I'll take the compliment.
Flag wise, New Brunswick is my favorite (I mean it's a lion and a cool ship, you can't go wrong)
Parliament wise, Quebec is my favorite (gotta love Napoleon III style architecture, the French know how to design a building)
Canada has some very nice buildings and flags and the US could definitely learn a thing or two from them
Yes, you again
Merci du Québec... I know sometimes our flag is perceived as "separatist," but as a flag nerd, I admit I'll always fly it more out of just thinking it is pretty than politics.
I think you confused BC with the Territories as BC does receive sunlight in the winter while the territories don't.
I would have liked it if you had included the other 3 sides, esp. back, and the interiors, both of which contribute to the overall looks of the structure.
A video about Canada! I love your channel and I am Canadian, so it's really cool to see a video about it!
Edit: I assume you were joking, but as a British Columbian writing this in January, we can see the sun.
Thank you! And yeah I was just poking fun at the usual grey skies during winter.
Great vid TY
Yo man I’m planning on taking a trip to Tennessee this summer with my friends, preferably hitting Nashville and Memphis. We are from Nj. It would be really sweet if you could make a video detailing great places to stop along the road trip from east to west Tennessee since you are from there. :)
I'll be able to start doing road trip videos again soon and will definitely include I-40 across Tennessee.
Yukons flag is pretty cool, Nunavut fascinates me and I really want to go there someday.
I wonder if the front entrance/overhang on Nunavut's building is another representation of the way marker on their flag... Yes no?
Ontario and Manitoba are beautiful flags, love seeing them snapping in a steady wind with a blue sky. English history and culture at it's best.
I like the flags of Ontario and Manitoba. It doesn’t bother me that both flags are similar to the old Canadian flag. I like the British ensigns, the maple leafs and the bison. So much history is reflected in both these flags. With all this in mind you should compare Australia’s flag to the flags of Australia’s states (e.g., Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria etc.) 🇦🇺You might also consider comparing the coat of arms for Canada’s provinces and territories. 🇨🇦
Such a cool video, maybe do the welcome signs and license plate for Canadian provinces and territories too? also could fit in one video :)
Great Video
What's wrong with the parliament building in PEI having a door you could walk up and knock on? It is called, afterall, Province House.
Please review Australian States and Territories please
The Quebec parliament is inspired by the expansion of the Louvre in Paris, the architectural style of the Second Empire. 26 bronze statues on the facade represent the glory of the women and men ( first nation, Cartier, Champlain etc ) who marked the history of Quebec and French America. .Designed by Parisien architect , Eugène-Étienne Taché, the Parliament Building Built between 1877 and 1886 in the architectural style of the Second Empire .
Not all of British Columbia gets a lot of rain. That's true of the mainland coastal areas, and the west coast of Vancouver island, but the east coast of VI and the gulf islands are actually fairly dry. So are many of the interior areas.