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Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
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Fairmont Hotel Vancouver photograph.
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available as a print or poster.

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver photograph.
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available as a print or poster.

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver photograph.
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available as a print or poster.

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver photograph.
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available as a print or poster.

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver photograph.
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
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The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

Formerly: The Hotel Vancouver
Formerly: The Canadian National Hotel at Vancouver
Built: 1929-1939
Cost: CAN$12,000,000
Designed by: Archibald & Schofield
Renovated: 1995-1999 at a cost of CAN$70,000,000
Type: Skyscraper
Stories: 20
Maximum Height: 337 feet / 103 meters
Location: 900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, Canada
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  • Architect: John S. Archibald
  • Architect: John Schofield
  • Construction of this building was started by the Canadian National Railway, but finished under a partnership with the Canadian Pacific Railway.
  • Construction of this hotel was halted for five years because of the Great Depression.
  • This building was opened just in time for the Royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
  • At the time of its completion, this was the tallest building in Vancouver.

  • Hotel rooms: 556
  • Height to roof: 336.95 feet
  • Floors above ground: 20
  • Floors below ground: 2

  • May 25, 1939: This building opened to the public.

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Did You Know?
  • This is the third "Hotel Vancouver" in this city.
  • The first Hotel Vancouver was open from 1887 to 1916. It was a five-story brick building that looked like a farm house.
  • The second Hotel Vancouver was built from 1912 to 1916 and open from 1916 to 1939. It became a government building after 1939, and was torn down in 1949.

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