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The Marine Building is a skyscraper located at 355 Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada near the Financial District. Completed in 1930, at the time of its opening it was the city's tallest skyscraper and it is listed among the best Art Deco buildings in the world.
The Pont du Gard (c.19 BC), Nîmes; 3 rows of piers with arches springing from them to support the bridge. A pier, in architecture, is an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge. Sections of structural walls between openings (bays) can function as piers.
Canada Place was built on the land which was originally the Canadian Pacific Railway's Pier B–C. Built in 1927, its primary purpose was to serve CPR and other shipping lines trading across the Pacific Ocean. [2] In 1978 Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments commenced planning for development of convention, cruise ship and hotel ...
White Rock Pier is a 470-metre-long (1,540 ft) pier in White Rock, British Columbia.The pier has a sign identifying it as Canada's longest pier. However, the title is disputed with the Quai de Portneuf in Portneuf, Quebec, [1] which is built in the same manner as the longer causeway at the nearby Tsawwassen ferry terminal.
The major buildings, from left to right, are The Fairmont Empress, Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Pacific Undersea Gardens (white building floating on water), the Royal London Wax Museum (originally the Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Terminal, also by Francis Rattenbury), Grand Pacific Hotel, and the ...
Pier, a raised structure over a body of water; Pier (architecture), an architectural support; Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name) Piers baronets, two titles, in the baronetages of Ireland and Nova Scotia; Piers Island, British Columbia, Canada
The Burrard Street Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Burrard Bridge) is a four-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930–1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek , connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street ...
British Columbia building and structure stubs (3 C, 168 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in British Columbia" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.