The Fairmont Pacific Rim
| The Fairmont Pacific Rim | |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: |
Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada 
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| Status : | completed |
| Architectural style : | postmodern |
| Architect : | James KM Cheng Architects Inc. |
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| Usage : | Hotel and apartments |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 140 m |
| Height to the roof: | 140 m |
| Floors : | 44 |
| Usable area : | 108,000 m² |
| Building material : | Structure: steel; Facade: glass |
The Fairmont Pacific Rim is a 140 meter high hotel and residential building in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . The building has 44 floors. The first twenty floors comprise the five-star hotel with 377 rooms, with condominiums on the remaining upper floors.
The building was built for the 2010 Winter Olympics , which took place in Vancouver. The hotel is operated by the Canadian hotel group Fairmont Hotels and Resorts . The building is located at 299 Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver. It's located near the Vancouver waterfront. The port of Vancouver extends to the east .
The building has a 790 m² spa area, pools, several restaurants, bistros and conference rooms.
Further information
On July 13, 2013, Glee star Cory Monteith was found dead in his hotel room.
See also
Web links
- http://www.fairmont.com/pacificrim - Official Website Fairmont Pacific RIM , (English)
- http://www.fairmont.de/pacificrim/ - official website Fairmont Pacific RIM , (German)
- The Fairmont Pacific Rim building in the Emporis Architekdurdatenbank , (German)
Coordinates: 49 ° 17 '17 " N , 123 ° 6' 59" W.