Canada Place

building complex, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Canada Place is a building complex located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was originally built as the Canada Pavilion for Expo 86, a world's fair celebrating Vancouver's centennial.1

The complex features a distinctive white, sail-like roof and juts out into Burrard Inlet. It serves multiple purposes, including housing cruise-ship docking facilities, restaurants, and shops, as well as a hotel. Canada Place is situated adjacent to the Vancouver Convention Centre.1

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Canada Place, with its white sail-like roof, was built as the Canada Pavilion for Expo 86, a nearly six-month-long world’s fair that celebrated Vancouver’s centennial in 1986 and to which more than 22 million visits were made. Adjacent to the Vancouver Convention Centre (which opened…
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Canada Place, with its white sail-like roof, was built as the Canada Pavilion for Expo 86, a nearly six-month-long world’s fair that celebrated Vancouver’s centennial in 1986 and to which more than 22 million visits were made. Adjacent to the Vancouver Convention Centre (which opened…
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