Fairmont Hotel Vancouver | |
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Former names | Hotel Vancouver (1939–2001) |
Record height | |
Tallest in Vancouver from 1939 to 1972[I] | |
Preceded by | Marine Building |
Surpassed by | TD Tower |
General information | |
Architectural style | Châteauesque |
Location | 900 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2W6 |
Coordinates | 49°17′02″N 123°07′15″W / 49.283839°N 123.120959°W |
Construction started | December 1928 |
Opening | May 28, 1939 |
Owner | Larco Enterprises |
Management | Fairmont Hotels and Resorts |
Height | |
Architectural | 110.64 m (363.0 ft) |
Tip | 112.47 m (369.0 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 17 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Archibald and Schofield |
Developer | Canadian National Railway |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 507 |
Number of restaurants | 1 |
Website | |
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The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, formerly and still informally called the Hotel Vancouver, is a historic hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia. Located along West Georgia Street the hotel is situated within the city's Financial District, in Downtown Vancouver. The hotel was designed by two architects, John Smith Archibald, and John Schofield. The hotel is currently managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.
Opened in May 1939, the Châteauesque-styled building is considered one of Canada's grand railway hotels. The hotel stands 112.47-metre-tall (369.0 ft), and contains 17 floors. It was the tallest building in Vancouver until the completion of TD Tower in 1972.
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