Marine Building (Vancouver): All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
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Marine Building
4.5
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#5 of 443 things to do in Vancouver
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8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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The area
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Neighbourhood: Central
How to get there
  • Burrard • 4 min walk
  • Waterfront • 6 min walk
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barbara h
Seattle, WA6 contributions
Marine Building “ a crag rising from the sea clinging with sea flora and fauna. Tinted in sea-green, touched with gold”
Solo
You can take the elevator up to the mezzanine for better views and photos of the grand entrance hall and the two stained glass windows- sunrise and sunset and clock with sea creatures (instead of numbers). Elevator interiors are gorgeous with local varieties of inlaid wood and exterior doors have bronze starbursts.Two charming phone booths in lobby protected by a little ship at sea. You see sea creatures and ships everywhere. Beautiful, stylish 2nd floor!
Separate but in same building is the JJBean coffee shop with 2 outside tables and Tractor everyday healthy foods…very delicious oat, apricot cookie!
Written 21 September 2022
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nico H
Southampton, UK78 contributions
Forget the girl in the wetsuit....Come here...
Standing outside the entrance to this building is impressive. But it doesn't prepare you for stepping inside. Painstakingly beautiful art deco interior, right down to the smallest detail.

Take a lift to the balcony above for a different perspective. Even the lift is a feast for the eyes.

One of the most beautiful buildings I have ever been to
Written 11 September 2022
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Redsilence
Maidstone, UK234 contributions
Make sure not to miss this
Worth while a stop on you way to the harbour, not so much to admire the building but rather to take in the magnificent entrance which can easily be overlooked if you walk too fast!
Written 29 August 2022
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NancyInVancouver
Vancouver, Canada36 contributions
Gorgeous building - so glad it has been saved
This building is so beautiful inside - the stained glass, the art deco architecture. It's always so pleasing to see something of this calibre saved from the wrecking ball, in cities where there are so many modern high rises. You must stop in and admire it !!
Written 21 August 2022
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Tim_Finnerty
Brussels, Belgium50 contributions
Gorgeous gem
The lobby and elevators are a must see. The coffee bar in the lobby is also worth a visit. Absolutely beautiful. You can just walk right in.
Written 15 August 2022
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Merrowmum
Guildford, UK981 contributions
Super Art Deco building
Being a big fan of Art Deco, I was really pleased to be able to see this up close, although sadly in the evening so wasn’t able to go in. But it’s still great to photograph the exterior. There is a small information panel on the Canada Place walkway too.
Written 24 July 2022
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Lyncroft
Quebec287 contributions
Art déco
Worth just going in to see the decoration. Take elevator to 2nd floor to see it closer. A quick stop but interesting for art & architecture lovers.
Written 8 July 2022
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Heather B
Windsor, UK165 contributions
Stunning 1920 building
Couples
Amazing interior to see well worth the visit and highly recommend.
We asked if we could take the lift to the second floor to see the carvings etc close up.
Written 25 June 2022
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TeamWard
Nottingham, UK5,066 contributions
Art Deco delightful
Family
The Marine Building is spectacular in the interior, front the outside design and through the revolving doors it's beautiful art deco, check our the interior of the lifts as well, simply the best thing to see for free in Vancouver
Written 22 June 2022
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Kateryna_to
Toronto, Canada425 contributions
Beautiful historic building
Located near the Waterfront Station this is a stunning piece of architecture. You can go in to look around and take the elevator to the 2nd floor for an overhead view. There is a really nice restaurant in the building as well, called Nightingale, entrance from around the corner.
Written 19 January 2022
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Marine Building (Vancouver): All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go

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