Sunday, September 1, 2013

Written In Pink

This coat of arms is found over the rear doors of the Ontario Legislative building in Queen's Park and shows the motto of our province written in Latin. The translation is "Loyal she began, loyal she remains" which apparently refers to the large number of British Loyalists who moved north to Canada during the American Revolution. The Queen's Park building is a gorgeous structure of pink sandstone with loads of carvings.
Taking part in the City Daily Photo Blogs theme day which for September is "Pink". Click here to see more pink pics.
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25 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 1, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    Gosh the pink sandstone is beautiful Pat, perfect shot for today..looks even better when you pull it in to enjoy the details.

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  2. SharonSeptember 1, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    First, that is one fantastic building, second; I can't believe you actually found a pink building. I actually drove around town looking for a pink building but, nothing.

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  3. LynetteSeptember 1, 2013 at 11:00 AM

    Architectural details and pink--what a perfect post!

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  4. TexWisGirlSeptember 1, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    wow - very unique pink!

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  5. wilfSeptember 1, 2013 at 11:25 AM

    Gorgeous building, love this shade of pink!

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  6. Gerald (SK14)September 1, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    unusual colour for a building - almost shocking

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    Another wonderfully intricate looking doorway, beautiful colours too!

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  8. JackSeptember 1, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    RedPat, this sandstone building and carvings are simply fabulous. I love this style. There are several here in Hartford that have similar carvings. You motivate me to get out and photograph them.

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  9. VPSeptember 1, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    I always like an ornate building, better with a Latin motto, and this is also the perfect color for our theme day.

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  10. DebSeptember 1, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    Lovely looking building, and thanks for the translation and explanation too.

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  11. William KendallSeptember 1, 2013 at 5:33 PM

    I wondered if that would be your choice for the theme! Terrific shot!

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  12. LONDONLULUSeptember 1, 2013 at 5:53 PM

    That is smashing architecture and a smashing image. Love the subtle pink:)

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  13. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comSeptember 1, 2013 at 6:03 PM

    So often forget how much of our border has amazing places where British Loyalists dug in their heels and created wonderful communities.

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  14. LúciaSeptember 1, 2013 at 6:34 PM

    It's amazing how you keep finding interesting things to show us!
    I cant believe we are not meeting up this time... :(
    but I'm sure we will have many opportunities. ;-)

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  15. hamiltonSeptember 1, 2013 at 8:05 PM

    Great choice - I would not have thought of this for pink!

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  16. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentSeptember 1, 2013 at 8:29 PM

    Those carvings are so intricate and a wonderful piece of history too.

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  17. RandySeptember 1, 2013 at 9:49 PM

    Beautiful color and architecture.

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  18. Small City ScenesSeptember 1, 2013 at 10:32 PM

    Perfect!! Great old building with a neat color. MB

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  19. Oakland Daily PhotoSeptember 2, 2013 at 1:11 AM

    Wow, pink sandstone! Where in the world is this quarried in Canada?

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  20. LindaSeptember 2, 2013 at 2:55 AM

    Beautifully ornate carving - it does pay to look up from street level.
    Talking of loyalty - I was interested to see in my daughter's Canadian visa a reference to her being from 'the UK & C'. I puzzled about the 'C' until I realised it probably stands for 'Commonwealth'. 'UK & C' isn't a description used in the UK itself - strange.

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  21. UnknownSeptember 2, 2013 at 6:47 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous!

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  22. BirdmanSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    Kinda cool stone.

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  23. EG CameraGirlSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    This is a handsome structure and I very much like the pink sandstone, which is much nicer than the "Barbie" pink I posted. ;))

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  24. Tanya BreeseSeptember 2, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    oh that is gorgeous...what detail!

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  25. Chrissy BrandSeptember 3, 2013 at 5:44 AM

    A nice subtle pink!

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