Giant Checkerboard
Giant Checkerboard is a work of art in Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia. Giant Checkerboard is situated nearby to Jim Taylor Park, as well as near the community center Old Barn Community Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thunderbird Sports Centre and Beaty Biodiversity Museum.
Thunderbird Sports Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Deadkid dk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre is a LEED Silver certified indoor arena in Greater Vancouver, on the campus of the University of British Columbia. Thunderbird Sports Centre is situated 420 metres northeast of Giant Checkerboard.
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Museum
Photo: InverseHypercube, CC0.
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is a natural history museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located on the campus of the University of British Columbia. Beaty Biodiversity Museum is situated 520 metres northwest of Giant Checkerboard.
UBC Hospital
Hospital
UBC Hospital is a teaching hospital located on the UBC Vancouver campus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It opened in 1968, and is now operated by Vancouver Coastal Health. UBC Hospital is situated 580 metres north of Giant Checkerboard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include UBC-Point Grey and West Point Grey.
UBC-Point Grey
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
UBC-Point Grey is a district in the west side of Vancouver occupying a pretty spot at the tip of the Point Grey peninsula. Its main feature is the University of British Columbia, the largest university in British Columbia and one of the larger universities in Canada.
West Point Grey
Neighborhood
West Point Grey is a neighbourhood in the northwest of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is on Point Grey and bordered by 16th Avenue to the south, Alma Street to the east, English Bay to the north, and Blanca Street to the west. West Point Grey is situated 3½ km east of Giant Checkerboard.
Dunbar–Southlands
Suburb
Dunbar–Southlands is a neighbourhood situated on the western side of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that stretches north from the Fraser River and covers most of the land between the mouth of the Fraser and English Bay. Dunbar–Southlands is situated 5 km southeast of Giant Checkerboard.
Giant Checkerboard
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: installation
- Category: tourism
- Location: Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.2591° or 49° 15′ 33″ northLongitude
-123.24743° or 123° 14′ 51″ westOpen location code
84XR7Q53+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 108143913OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=installation
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jim Taylor Park and Old Barn Community Centre.
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