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Colonial Building

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  1. YYT → downtown St. John's →

    On Military Road as the drive comes down into town. The province's historic sites agency says it housed the Newfoundland and Labrador Legislative Assembly from 1850 until 1959, and calls it a gem of neoclassical architecture. It has a visitor season; the province's dates are linked below.

    Stopping here adds about 0.4 km to that drive (7.7 km door to door).

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While you're stopped here: Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist (0.5 km away) · The Rooms (0.7 km away) · Trans-Canada Highway Zero Km (1.1 km away)

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Colonial Building on the YYT → downtown St. John's drive, 7.7 km from St. John's door to door.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

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