Sun Tower

The Sun Tower is a 17 storey 82 m Beaux-Arts building at 128 West Pender Street in , . It was known for its faux-patina steel dome painted to imitate copper cladding.
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  • 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.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena at 800 Griffiths Way in , 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. is situated 340 metres south of Sun Tower.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of , it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation, a Crown corporation of the province. is situated 540 metres southwest of Sun Tower.

Park
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is a park in , 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. is situated 190 metres northwest of Sun Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gastown-Chinatown and Gastown.

Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gastown and Chinatown are in the east end of downtown between and . 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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jennie Robinson, CC BY 2.0.
is the original settlement that became the core of the city of , British Columbia, Canada, and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the , adjacent to .

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in , British Columbia, and is Canada's largest . Centred around Pender Street, it is surrounded by to the north, the financial and central business districts to the west, the and…

Sun Tower

Latitude
49.28097° or 49° 16′ 52″ north
Longitude
-123.10846° or 123° 6′ 31″ west
Inception
1912
Levels
17
Operator
Allied REIT
Open location code
84XR7VJR+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 299782896
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q650762
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Sun Tower” goes by many names.

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