Dominion Building
| Dominion Building | |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | 2003 |
| Type | Heritage designation |
| ID | 8684 |
| place | Vancouver |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 16 '57 " N , 123 ° 6' 36" W |
| Recognized by | City of Vancouver |
| Approved by | Vancouver Charter, p.593 |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
The Dominion Building (sometimes referred to as the Dominion Bank Building ) is a high-rise in the Canadian city of Vancouver . It is located in the Gastown neighborhood at 207 West Hastings Street.
The 53 m (14 storeys) high, Second Empire style Dominion Building is the oldest skyscraper in the city, in which the steel frame construction was used.
The construction was financed by Gustav Konstantin von Alvensleben , who came from Germany . The Dominion Building opened in 1908 and was the tallest building in the entire British Empire until 1910 . Today it is a listed building.
At the back of the building, on Cambie Street, scenes from the film The Neverending Story were filmed.
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Commons : Dominion Building - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
