The British Columbia Parliament was not in session the day we visited Victoria, and an iron gate was barring entrance to the chamber. I found this gate to be more visually interesting than the chamber itself. It runs across a mosaic floor featuring a rhythmic flow of decorative scrollwork. The bars themselves, along with stylized wrought iron maple leaves at the bottom, rhythmically repeat themselves as they marched across my frame. The rich red carpet adds a lush note to the scene, but the key to the image (no pun intended) is the golden lock that breaks the rhythms and binds the two halves of the gate together.