Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by itom 987

They ought to light the saucer up at night.

They do. Lots of LED lighting, floodlights, trim. Programmable and colour changing.

[Pinion]

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[O-tacular]

For some reason I thought the conversation was about the blue glass building with the white dome on top just to the right of Harbour Centre before the revolving restaurant was mentioned.

[Mrs Sauga]

That building with the sauce is not great, but it and Canada Place are really the only distinct buildings in the skyline.

[Wpg_Guy]

Screen shots of Winnipeg

[Urban recluse]

Originally Posted by brizzy82

i agree, hate that building.

x 2

[craner]

I like the building (Harbour Centre) x1

Liking those Winnipeg shots too.

[Urban recluse]

Do you like it because it reminds you of the ugly Calgary tower???

[ssiguy]

Its an ugly building. period.

[craner]

Originally Posted by Urban recluse

Do you like it because it reminds you of the ugly Calgary tower???

Hey now - that hurts.
I think it's because I'm old and I identify it with Vancouver.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by itom 987

They ought to light the saucer up at night.

Originally Posted by mcminsen

They do. Lots of LED lighting, floodlights, trim. Programmable and colour changing.

Green and yellow tonight, the Humboldt Broncos team colours.



Downtown Vancouver, April 7 '18, my pics
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[GeneralLea]

That's some good lighting on that building. I like the architecture of the tower.....it's a neat concept that helps create a unique identity for the building. The antennae looks pretty bad though....it doesn't really taper off, it just repeats the same design in segments and ends.

The blue glass building with the dome is laughable I might add. It's a forgettable building, the but that little dome makes it look a bit strange.

[Urban recluse]

Originally Posted by craner

Hey now - that hurts.
I think it's because I'm old and I identify it with Vancouver.

Lol, all in good fun

[J.OT13]

Love it or hate it, Harbour Centre is a Vancouver landmark.

Ottawa has one to on the Marriott Hotel. No longer a restaurant. No longer revolves. But still used as conference space.


http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-photos/yowmc-ottawa-marriott-hotel/

Well, pretty much every city has its version.

[Mrs Sauga]

I've seen one in Montreal and Quebec City as well. And of course Toronto has the Westin Harbour Castle. So that's 5 of our major cities with these things. Are these prominent in other countries? Or is this a Canadian thing.

[someone123]

Halifax skyline, July 2017


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[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by Mrs Sauga

I've seen one in Montreal and Quebec City as well. And of course Toronto has the Westin Harbour Castle. So that's 5 of our major cities with these things. Are these prominent in other countries? Or is this a Canadian thing.

Winnipeg has a revolving restaurant as well called http://www.prairie360.ca/

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Mrs Sauga

I've seen one in Montreal and Quebec City as well. And of course Toronto has the Westin Harbour Castle. So that's 5 of our major cities with these things. Are these prominent in other countries? Or is this a Canadian thing.

Harbour Castle in Toronto (interesting that it has pretty much the same name as Vancouver's) was built by the same developer as Ottawa's, Roert Campeau.

Toronto Harbour Castle


https://www.ca.kayak.com/Toronto-Hotels-The-Westin-Harbour-Castle-Toronto.23240.ksp

Former Delta Montreal (now student residences?). Not quite the same. Not round, so I highly doubt it ever revolved.



http://www.hotelroomsearch.net/canada/delta-montr%C3%A9al

Hôtel de la Concorde, Québec City


https://www.booking.com/hotel/ca/le-condorde-quebec.html

I guess closest thing in Edmonton might be Château Lacombe and Calgary, well Calgary tower.

Never knew about the Winnipeg building.

[craner]

Originally Posted by someone123

Halifax skyline, July 2017


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Love this one! Halifax is rockin' it these days.

[GreaterMontréal]

The one in Montréal was revolving as well.