The Empress (hotel)
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The Fairmont Empress, formerly and commonly referred to as The Empress, is one of the oldest hotels in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Located on 721 Government Street, it is situated in Downtown
Fairmont Empress, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 08
Victoria's Inner Harbour is located west of the hotel, on the other side of Government Street.
Designed in a Chateauesque-style, the hotel features steep pitched roofs, gables, and polygonal turrets.
Afternoon tea at the Lobby Lounge, one of several restaurants at the hotel
Francis Rattenbury
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Francis Mawson Rattenbury was a British architect whose career was mostly spent in British Columbia, Canada, where he designed the province's legislative building among other public commissions. Divor
The Empress (hotel)
…Columbia, Canada. Located on 721 Government Street, it is situated in Downtown Victoria, facing the city's Inner Harbour. The hotel was designed by Francis Rattenbury, and was built by Canadian Pacific Hotels, a division of the Canadian Pacific Railway company. The hotel is presently managed by Fairmont Hotels and…
Rattenbury's Parliament Building, Victoria, Canada
The main bank hall provides a marketplace for Kootenay Creative products known as the Quoynary Canada.
The Empress Hotel
Vancouver Art Gallery Robson Square from third floor