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British Columbia Landmarks and Historic Sites
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Landmarks and Historic Sites in British Columbia, Canada.
Photo from Downtown Nanaimo Partnership
A landmark feature of Nanaimo's Old City Quarter, Fitzwilliam Gate is a two-storey glass-covered walkway atrium. The building is based on the architectural design of the Burlington Arcade at the end of Saville Row in London, England.
Photo from Downtown Nanaimo Partnership
Situated at the corner of Church, Chapel and Commercial Streets in downtown Nanaimo, this building was built in 1914 and replaces a 1901 structure.
Photo from Downtown Nanaimo Partnership
The oldest structure in Nanaimo, the Bastion was originally constructed by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1852 to protect the fledgling mining outpost.
Photo from Wendi Seskus-James
Claimed to be the world's first steam powered clock, the steam comes from underground pipes that supply heat to many of the buildings in downtown Vancouver. The clock whistles every 15 minutes and the whistle is a replica of that from a famous B.C. lake steamer the "Naramata".
Photo from Rod Innes
Built in 1928, the Patricia Theatre is one of Canada's oldest, continually operated theatres and is a distinguished landmark in Powell River.
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