Sun Tower
The Sun Tower is a 17 storey 82 m Beaux-Arts building at 128 West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was known for its faux-patina steel dome painted to imitate copper cladding.Photo: Zhatt, Public domain.
- Type: Commercial building
- Description: historic commercial and office building in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “World Tower”
- Address: 100,128 West Pender Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rogers Arena and BC Place.
Rogers Arena
Stadium
Photo: Hucul002, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena at 800 Griffiths Way in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place from its opening until July 6, 2010, when General Motors Canada ended its naming rights sponsorship and a new agreement for those rights was reached with Rogers Communications. Rogers Arena is situated 340 metres south of Sun Tower.
BC Place
Stadium
Photo: Yvrphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation, a Crown corporation of the province. BC Place is situated 540 metres southwest of Sun Tower.
Victory Square
Park
Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.
Victory Square is a park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The square is bordered by West Hastings Street to the northeast, West Pender Street to the southwest, Cambie Street to the southeast, and Hamilton Street to the northwest. Victory Square is situated 190 metres northwest of Sun Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gastown-Chinatown and Gastown.
Gastown-Chinatown
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gastown and Chinatown are in the east end of downtown Vancouver between downtown and East Van. The area is one of the oldest parts of the city and much of the early architecture and character remains, giving it a different look and feel to the glass and concrete of the rest of downtown.
Gastown
Neighborhood
Photo: Jennie Robinson, CC BY 2.0.
Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the Downtown Eastside, adjacent to Downtown Vancouver.
Downtown Eastside
Neighborhood
Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.
The Downtown Eastside is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, the DTES is the site of a complex set of social issues, including disproportionately high levels of drug use, homelessness, poverty, crime, mental illness and sex work.
Sun Tower
- Categories: skyscraper, building, and office
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.28097° or 49° 16′ 52″ northLongitude
-123.10846° or 123° 6′ 31″ westInception
1912Levels
17Operator
Allied REITOpen location code
84XR7VJR+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 299782896OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q650762
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