Canada Place

Canada Place is a building in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is also co-named Komagata Maru Place after the Komagata Maru incident. This building is on Burrard Inlet and features many other attractions such as the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, the Vancouver World Trade Centre, and the Flyover Vancouver attraction. The building is known for its five massive sails on top of the roof which change colour at night. Canada Place also features a pier and is a terminal for cruise ships. Canada Place originally started as a pier for the Canadian Pacific Railway and was built in 1927. In 1978, a convention centre to serve the city of Vancouver was proposed on the site of the pier. On June 2, 1982, the Canada Harbour Place Corporation was created and it was created to help develop the land for the new project. Construction began on March 9, 1983 and the first concrete was poured by Queen Elizabeth II, with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Premier Bill Bennett also in attendance. On September 5, 1984, the first of Canada Place's iconic sails were erected. Four more were then also created with the last one being built on October 27, 1984. The sails were replaced with sails of the exact same design in 2011. On January 5, 1986, the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel had its official opening, with it opening to the public on January 8. One of the largest pavilions, the Canada Pavilion, was opened by Prince Charles and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney during the Expo 86 world's fair and it existed until its closure on October 13, 1986. The next year on July 4, 1987, the building was turned into the Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre. On June 29, 2013, the FlyOver Canada attraction was added to Canada Place. References Other websites Official website