- Bentall Centre
-
For The Bentall Centre in Kingston upon Thames, England, see Bentalls.
Bentall Centre logo.
The Bentall Centre is the collective name for five office towers, plus the basement mall, located in Downtown Vancouver's financial district. The shopping mall under the complex includes a food court, post office and an office supply store, Grand & Toy. The mall has a direct connection with the SkyTrain's Burrard Station.
A tragic accident occurred on January 7, 1981. Four carpenters plunged thirty-six floors to their deaths when a fly form used for pouring concrete broke away from the top of Bentall Centre's Tower IV. Gunther Couvreux, 49; Brian Stevenson, 21; Donald W. Davis, 34; and Yrjo Mitrunen, 46; lost their lives in that tragedy. On January 7, 2005 fellow workers, family members, the Mayor of Vancouver, union and Workers' Compensation Board officials marked this tragedy at the spot where the four men died.
Contents
One Bentall Centre
One Bentall Centre.One Bentall Centre is located at 505 Burrard Street. Completed in 1967, it stands at 86 m or 22 storeys tall.
Two Bentall Centre
Two Bentall Centre.Two Bentall Centre is located at 555 Burrard Street. Completed in 1969, it stands at 70 m or 18 storeys tall.
Three Bentall Centre
Three Bentall Centre during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games with current BMO logo.Three Bentall Centre is located at 595 Burrard Street. Completed in 1974, it stands at 122 m or 32 storeys tall.
Four Bentall Centre
Four Bentall Centre during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.Four Bentall Centre is located at 1055 Dunsmuir Street. Completed in 1981, it stands at 138 m or 35 storeys tall. It is currently the 12th tallest building in the city.
Bentall 5
Bentall 5.Main article: Bentall 5Bentall 5 (or Five Bentall Centre) is located at 550 Burrard Street. It stands at 146 m [1], making it the 8th tallest building in the city. The first 22 storeys were completed in September 2002 by Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership, and floors 23 through 34 were completed in late 2007 by EllisDon Construction.
See also
References
External links
Coordinates: 49°17′12″N 123°07′12″W / 49.286542°N 123.11996°W
Shopping Malls in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia Burnaby Coquitlam Langley New Westminster Royal City CentreNorth Vancouver Richmond Aberdeen Centre • Lansdowne Centre • Parker Place • President Plaza • Richmond Centre • Yaohan CentreSurrey West Vancouver Vancouver Bentall Centre • City Square Mall • Harbour Centre • Oakridge Centre • Pacific Centre • Royal Centre • Sinclair CentreCategories:- Skyscrapers in Vancouver
- Shopping malls in Metro Vancouver
- Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters
- Modernist architecture in Canada
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
