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DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER

Downtown Vancouver is a compact hub most famous landmarks is in the center
of activity, where shopping, business, of downtown: the historic Fairmont Hotel
and arts and culture all play a major role. Vancouver, which still hosts royalty and
In 1895, when Christ Church Cathedral other celebrities from around the world.
opened at the corner of Burrard and The Vancouver Art Gallery, with its
Georgia Streets, its comforting lights important collection of paintings by Emily
could be seen from the harbor below. Carr and the Group of Seven, is located in
Today, the little church is almost buried by a former courthouse overlooking Robson
a cluster of office towers as the modern Square – a wonderful place to sit and
city grows around it. Nevertheless, quiet watch the world pass by. Robson Street,
enclaves, such as the courtyard at which cuts through the heart of
Cathedral Place, can still be found amid downtown, is known for its excellent
the hustle of pedestrians. One of the city’s shopping and numerous restaurants.

Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries 3 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
5 Vancouver Art Gallery 4 HSBC Building
0 BC Sports Hall of Fame 8 Vogue Theatre
and Museum 9 Vancouver Central Library
w Science World q BC Place Stadium
Churches and Buildings Squares
1 Christ Church Cathedral 6 Robson Square and
2 Cathedral Place Law Courts See also Street Finder
Shopping Streets maps 2 and 3
7 Robson Street

Burrard
THURLOW STREET WEST GEORGIA ST

BURRARD STREET ROBSON HOWE STREET Granville DUNSMUIR STREET 0 meters 500 500
GRANVILLE ST
ROBSON STREET
HORNBY STREET
Vancouver
City Centre
SEYMOUR STREET
0 yards
SQUARE
RICHARDS STREET
HAMILTON ST
NELSON STREET
HOMER STREET LIBRARY BEATTY STREET Stadium DUNSMUIR VIADUCT
SMITHE STREET
CAMBIE STREET
SQUARE
WEST GEORGIA STREET
EXPO BLVD TERRY FOX WAY PACIFIC BOULEVARD CREEKSIDE GEORGIA VIADUCT MAIN STR
PARK
STREET
QUEBEC
NELSON STREET
AVENUE
COOPERS’ Plaza of Nations NATIONAL EET
PARK Main Street
Science World
False Creek
The
Village
Cambie Bridge
A nurse sculpture on one of the corners of the Cathedral Place Building For keys to symbols see back flap

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