Revealing a little-known chapter in the history of Victoria, British Columbia, The Birdcages, the province\'s First Legislative buildings, were built 1859-1864, the formative, tumultuous time of the Gold Rushes.
The brainchild of Governor James Douglas, they resembled, according to journalist/politician Amor de Cosmos, "something between a Dutch toy and a Chinese pagoda." Readers will.
Constructed on the site of the present Legislature, they were built amid controversy and derided for their style.
Revealing a little-known chapter in the history of Victoria, British Columbia, The Birdcages, the province\'s First Legislative buildings, were built 1859-1864, the formative, tumultuous time of the Gold Rushes