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Harbour Centre. Harbour Centre is a skyscraper in the central business district of Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada which opened in 1977. The "Lookout" tower atop the office building makes it one of the tallest structures in Vancouver and a prominent landmark on the city's skyline.
- Sam Kee Building, 8 West Pender St. The narrowest building in the world guards the western entrance to Chinatown. At only six feet wide, the Sam Kee Building was constructed in 1913 by owner Chang Toy.
- Dominion Building, 207 West Hastings St. At 13 storeys, the notable red and mustard Dominion Building at Hastings and Cambie was Vancouver’s first “high-rise.”
- Sun Tower, 128 West Pender St. Publisher Louis D. Taylor commissioned a 17-storey landmark to house his newspaper The Vancouver Daily World. The tenacious future eight-time mayor aspired to build an office tower that would trump the nearby Dominion Building as the tallest in the British Empire.
- Marine Building, 355 Burrard St. In 1930, the 21-storey Marine Building was developed by a Toronto-based brokerage house as a home for the Vancouver Merchants’ Exchange.
Completed in 2009 in Vancouver, Canada. Images by Nic Lehoux. Situated on Vancouver’s waterfront with spectacular views of mountains, ocean, and parks, the Vancouver Convention Centre...
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Jun 22, 2019 · Canada Place. Address. 999 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4, Canada. Phone +1 604-665-9000. Web Visit website. Vancouver's skyline of skyscrapers has earned it the moniker 'City of Glass' but one building, in particular, is a favorite postcard view of the city. Canada Place 's white billowing 'sails' are an iconic part of Vancouver's cityscape ...
- 999 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4, Canada
- (604) 665-9000
Vancouver's cityscape and architecture have developed in response to its temperate, scenic, and readily accessible natural setting of ocean, forests, and mountains. The downtown core is built on a peninsula surrounded on three sides by readily accessible waterfront beaches, parks, and walkways.
Jan 17, 2023 · Calgary's Everyday Tourist takes you on a tour of some of Vancouver's twisted modern architecture and how it is changing The City of Glass' skyline.
Apr 19, 2011 · Completed in 2007 in Vancouver, Canada. Images by Nic Lehoux, Ergi Bozyigit. The Sunset Community Centre was conceived as a link between nature and the vibrant multi-cultural communities that ...
