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BURRARD ST - "Canada Place" (cp) Convention & Exhibition Center, located on the waterfront at the foor of...
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cp2 - Port of Vancouver, cruise ship terminal is also located here. The Port is the home port for cruise ships...
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Eagles in the City is this years fund raising project by the BC Lions...
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Historic "Christ Church Cathedral" (cc), the Anglican cathedral of the Diocese of New Westminster in Vancouver, is...
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cc2 - the altar area The first cathedral of the Diocese was actually Holy Trinity Cathedral in New...
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cc3 - The choir loft with a good view of the typical pointed arch, vaulted ceiling which is...
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cc4 - 32 windows This cathedral, renowned for its stained glass windows, has 32 stained-glass...
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cc5 - "Tree of Life" windows This new set of five windows, recently installed in the entry to the...
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The "Marine Building" (mb) at 355 Burrard St, opened in 1930 & is one of the great art deco...
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mb2 - Surrounded by ugly highrises With the construction of these new towers at the foot of Burrard, the Marine...
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mb3 - on reflection..... The building has 25 floors.
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mb4 - The marvelous entrance where a ship's prow sails out of the sunset and Canada geese fly...
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mb5 - Closeup of the entrance arch The arches are festooned with a burst of marine growth. This entrance is...
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mb6 - Inlaid zodiac floor The lobby floor has 12 inlaid signs of the zodiac and was once made of a...
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mb7 - The amazing 27 meter-long lobby is two storeys high. It's a masterpiece, especially the intricate...
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mb8 - Stained glass window Daylight streams through a big stained window at one end of the...
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mb9 - Unusual clock on the east wall of the lobby with 'marine life' numbers. When...
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mb10 - Charming elevators The five elevators have solid brass doors with intricate designs, & the...
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mb11 - Stunning brass elevator doors These elevators were the fastest in the city at 700 feet a minute, at a time...
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mb12 - Ceiling & upper balcony The magnificent ceiling looks as if it might once have been part of a...
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mb13 - Ships bursting out of waves The lobby's indirect lighting is concealed behind wall sconces...
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mb14 - Another angle
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mb15 - Intricate plasterwork ceiling & walls all following the marine theme.
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mb16 - Mayan theme lobby The lobby was designed to evoke a Mayan temple. For a little more information...
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