Engagement
Engagement is a series of sculptures by Dennis Oppenheim depicting two diamond engagement rings. One version was installed in 2005 at Sunset Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: colink., CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: sculpture by Dennis Oppenheim
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include English Bay and Vancouver Maritime Museum.
English Bay
Beach
Photo: Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
English Bay is an open bay northwest of the Burrard Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada, extending from the headland between Siwash Rock and Prospect Point on Vancouver's Downtown peninsula in the northeast, to the northwestern tip of Point Grey in the southwest. English Bay is situated 520 metres north of Engagement.
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a maritime museum devoted to presenting the maritime history of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the Canadian Arctic. Vancouver Maritime Museum is situated 700 metres southwest of Engagement.
Inukshuk
Work of art
Photo: Christina Chan, CC BY 2.0.
Inukshuk is an outdoor inuksuk by Alvin Kanak, installed at Vancouver's English Bay, in British Columbia. It stands 6 metres tall and weighs approximately 31,500 kilograms. Inukshuk is situated 300 metres northwest of Engagement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davie Village and West End.
Davie Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0.
Davie Village is a neighbourhood in the West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the home of the city's LGBT subculture, and, as such, is often considered a gay village, or gaybourhood.
West End
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Vancouver is one of the most popular places to hang out in the city. Located on the western half of the downtown peninsula, the compact, mostly residential area is surrounded by a string of beaches and the beloved Stanley Park, and bustling with tonnes of shops and eateries on its main streets.
Coal Harbour
Neighborhood
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Coal Harbour is a section of Burrard Inlet lying between Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula and the Brockton Point of Stanley Park. It has also now become the name of the neighbourhood adjacent to its southern shoreline.
Engagement
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.28217° or 49° 16′ 56″ northLongitude
-123.14114° or 123° 8′ 28″ westOpen location code
84XR7VJ5+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 3355430522OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q5377412
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In Other Languages
“Engagement” goes by many names.
- French: “Engagement”
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Highlights include English Bay Beach Park and Alexandra Park.
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