Canada Place und Convention Centre

Canada Place ist ein markantes Gebäude im Zentrum der kanadischen Stadt Vancouver, am Ufer des Burrard Inlet. Es beherbergt das Messe- und Kongresszentrum Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, das Pan Pacific Hotel und das weltweit erste IMAX-Kino. Darüber hinaus ist es Anlegestelle der meisten ab Vancouver verkehrenden Kreuzfahrtschiffe.
Erbaut vom Architekten Eberhard Zeidler als kanadischer Pavillon der Expo 86, war Canada Place der einzige Teil dieser Weltausstellung, der sich nicht auf dem Ausstellungsgelände am Nordufer des False Creek befand.

Canada Place is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet waterfront of Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the home of the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver's World Trade Centre, and FlyOver Canada (a virtual flight ride which replaced the world's first permanent IMAX 3D theatre and which ceased operation on October 1, 2009). The building's exterior is covered by fabric roofs resembling sails. It is also the main cruise ship terminal for the region, where most of Vancouver's famous cruises to Alaska originate. The building was designed by architects Zeidler Roberts Partnership in joint venture with Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership and DA Architects + Planners.
Canada Place can be reached via the SkyTrain line at the nearby Waterfront Station terminus or via West Cordova Street in Vancouver. The white sails of the building have made it a prominent landmark for the city, as well as drawing comparisons to the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia and the Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado.[citation needed]
The structure was expanded in 2001 to accommodate another cruise ship berth and in 2009/10, for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada Place served as the Main Press Centre. Q:Wikipedia