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The Fairmont Empress Hotel
TITLEThe Fairmont Empress Hotel
ARCHITECT/BUILDERFrancis Mawson Rattenbury
NATIONCanada
SITEThe Fairmont Empress Hotel
DETAILDomed polygon turret and Gothic-style dormers of front exterior facade
CITYVictoria (Inner Harbour)
STATE or REGIONBritish Columbia
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION1904-1908; Additional wings constructed 1909, 1914, 1928; Renovated 1966
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEThe Fairmont Empress Hotel
MATERIALSBrick; Stone; Copper
TYPEHotel
STYLEChateau; Eclectic
OTHER TERMSDome; Polygon; Turret; Gothic; Dormer; Chimney; Mansard roof; Copper
NOTESDesigned by the same architect as Victoria's Legislative Buildings; Construction funded by Canadian Pacific Railway; Named after Queen Victoria, who was called the Empress of India; Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERcrh32
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PHOTOGRAPHERChristy R. Hansen
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2007
SOURCEHansen, Christy R.
COPYRIGHT HOLDERHansen, Christy R.
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