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Edmonton Pedway
The Edmonton Pedway system is a network connecting office buildings, shopping centres, and parkades in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It consists of approximately of year-round climate-controlled tunnels, and walkways between the second floors of buildings, approximately above ground. The main network connects more than 40 buildings and parkades, and three of the five Edmonton Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations in the downtown area. The Pedway system is integrated with public transit via climate controlled access to LRT stations. Linked to Churchill station: * Revera The Churchill-Active Retirement Living * Canada Place *Edmonton Convention Centre * Citadel Theatre * Stanley A. Milner Library * Westin Hotel * Royal Alberta Museum * Art Gallery of Alberta *Chancery Hall * Edmonton City Hall *Provincial Court of Alberta * John E Brownlee Building * Edmonton City Centre mall (East building) *Sandman Signature Edmonton Downtown Hotel * MNP Tower *Bell Tower *Stantec Offices/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton City Hall
The Edmonton City Hall is the home of the municipal government of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Designed by Dub Architects, the building was completed in 1992. It was built to replace the former city hall designed by architects Kelvin Crawford Stanley and Maxwell Dewar in 1957, which had become outdated and expensive to operate. Design The building features two steel and glass pyramids, one (ground to peak), on top of a three-storey concrete structure. One pyramid provides natural light for the main atrium, the other for the council chambers. The building also features a clock Friendship Tower topped with a set of 23-carillon bells. Located on the eastern edge of the financial district in Edmonton's downtown, the building is the main feature on Sir Winston Churchill Square. In the winter, the fountain is converted to a skating rink. The design for the city hall met with some controversy when it was first announced. The original design called for the building to be topped with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commerce Place (Edmonton)
Commerce Place is an office and retail complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It stands at or 27 storeys tall and was completed in 1990. Commerce Place has a small selection of shops in the main levels of the mall. It is connected to Manulife Place by pedway. Commerce Place is home to the Edmonton Consular Post, a satellite of the Italian Consulate in Vancouver. See also *List of tallest buildings in Edmonton This is a list of the tallest buildings in Edmonton, the capital city of the province of Alberta in Canada. Edmonton has twenty-three buildings taller than . The tallest is the Stantec Tower, the tallest Canadian building outside Toronto, which ... References External linksCommerce Place [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotia Place
Scotia is a Latin placename derived from ''Scoti'', a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century.Duffy, Seán. ''Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia''. Routledge, 2005. p.698 The Romans referred to Ireland as "Scotia" around 500 A.D. From the 9th century on, its meaning gradually shifted, so that it came to mean only the part of Britain lying north of the Firth of Forth: the Kingdom of Scotland. By the later Middle Ages it had become the fixed Latin term for what in English is called Scotland. Etymology and derivations The name of ''Scotland'' is derived from the Latin ''Scotia''. The word ''Scoti'' (or ''Scotti'') was first used by the Romans. It is found in Latin texts from the 4th century describing an Irish group which raided Roman Britain. It came to be applied to all the Gaels. It is not believed that any Gaelic groups called themselves ''Scoti'' in ancient times, except when writing in Latin. Old Irish documents use the term ''Scot'' (plural ''Scuit'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATB Place
ATB Place, formerly Telus Plaza, is an office complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally built as the headquarters of Alberta Government Telephones (AGT), the two office towers in the complex–ATB Place Tower and TELUS house– serve as the headquarters of ATB Financial and the Alberta provincial headquarters for Telus, respectively. The south tower, TELUS House (formerly TELUS Plaza South, and originally the AGT Tower (Alberta Government Telephones Tower)), was completed in 1971, at a cost of Can$22 million. It was Edmonton's tallest building until Manulife Place was completed in 1981. It is 134.4 metres (34 storeys) tall. For many years the 33rd floor was home to Vista 33, a telephone and telecommunications museum. There was also an observation deck which afforded panoramic views of Edmonton from what was then the city's tallest building. Vista 33 was closed in 1993. ATB Tower is 90 metres tall (26 storeys, 296 feet) and was completed in 1969. It contains retail space at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Station (Edmonton)
Central station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves both the Capital Line and the Metro Line. It is an underground station located beneath Jasper Avenue between 100 Street and 101 Street. History Central LRT Station was one of the original five stations when the line opened on April 22, 1978. When the LRT first opened, Central station was the original southern terminus. ETS once operated a Transit Information kiosk at 100A Street and Jasper Avenue, above the station; however, it has since been relocated to the Edmonton Tower. The building now serves as an entrance for users requiring an elevator to get to the station platform. The concourse level of the station was renovated in 2013, which included the complete replacement of ceilings, washrooms and signage. Station layout The station has a centre loading platform that can accommodate two five-car LRT trains at the same time, with one train on each side of the platform. At just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stantec Tower
Stantec Tower is a 66-storey above and 4 underground, mixed-use skyscraper in Ice District in the downtown core of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. On May 23, 2018, it reached a construction height of and surpassed the JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences, becoming the tallest building in Edmonton and one of the largest mixed-use projects in Canada. The office area of the tower opened on September 26, 2018, and the residential portion opened in 2019. At tall, the Stantec Tower is the 10th-tallest building in Canada, and the tallest in Canada outside Toronto. The 66-storey tower consists of retail space, offices, and 454 residential units. It houses the headquarters of Stantec and is located close to Rogers Place, home of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers, and near the centre of Ice District directly northwest of Downtown Edmonton. Construction file:StantecTowerConstructionJune2018.jpg, left, Stantec Tower (right) June 2018, three weeks after passing its neighbour, JW Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogers Place
Rogers Place is a multi-use indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Construction started in March 2014, and the building officially opened on September 8, 2016. The arena has a seating capacity of 18,500 as a hockey venue and 20,734 as a concert venue. It replaced Northlands Coliseum (opened 1974) as the home of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings. The arena is located at the block between 101 and 104 Streets and 104 and 105 Avenues. Public transit access to the arena is provided by the Edmonton Light Rail Transit system ( MacEwan station on the Metro Line) and Edmonton Transit Service bus. Development The arena building was initially estimated to cost $450 million. The City of Edmonton was to pay $125 million, the Katz Group of Companies was to contribute $100 million, and $125 million was to be paid from a user-paid facility fee. The remaining money was expected to come from the province or federal agencies. Estimated cost then increased substanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences
The JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences is a mixed-use skyscraper in Edmonton, Alberta as part of the downtown Ice District. It is a combination of a JW Marriott hotel in the lower section, with residential condos named Legends Private Residences in the upper section. Construction began in November 2014 and the hotel opened on 1 August 2019. The tower became the tallest building in Edmonton on 3 November 2017 and held that status until it was surpassed by the Stantec Tower in May 2018, en route to topping out its 56th floor at its final height of on 20 March 2018. The hotel is located on the 1st through 22nd floors, and has 346 rooms, of conference hall space and a ballroom. Located from the 23rd through 54th floors is the Legends Private Residences, with high-end condominiums to buy or rent. The building has a total of 55 floors, at a height of . The tower topped out in March 2018 and reached its final design height on May 8, 2018. Originally the hotel was goi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton Tower
Edmonton Tower, is a 29-storey tall, office building in the Ice District area of Edmonton, Alberta. It opened in mid-December 2016. In total it has of retail space, and over of office lease-able area. It is Edmonton's eighth tallest building. Major tenants The main tenants announced have been: *City of Edmonton - Floor 3, and floors 5 to 19; Opened with tower. *Kids & Company - Floor 4 for a child care centre; With a total area of ; Opened with tower. * RBC Dominion Securities - Floors 22 and 23; Opened 2018. Other tenants *Sorrell Financial - Opened early 2017. Video display A large video display, using light-emitting diodes, shows images on the exterior glass of the top four storeys of the tower. The display was installed during construction and first used in January 2017. The building's developer, One Properties, stated that the Oilers Entertainment Group is involved with the project. See also *List of tallest buildings in Edmonton This is a list of the tallest buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell Tower (Edmonton)
Bell Tower is an office tower in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1982. The tower has 31 stories and stands 130 metres (426 ft) tall. It was formerly known as the Canadian Commercial Bank Tower, and was the headquarters of the Canadian Commercial Bank before that bank failed in 1985. Current tenants include Bell Canada, Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation, and Avison Young Real Estate. See also *List of tallest buildings in Edmonton This is a list of the tallest buildings in Edmonton, the capital city of the province of Alberta in Canada. Edmonton has twenty-three buildings taller than . The tallest is the Stantec Tower, the tallest Canadian building outside Toronto, which ... External linksBell Tower [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MNP Tower (Edmonton)
MNP Tower, formerly known as 101 Street Tower, is an office tower in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It stands at 118 metres (387 feet) or 29 stories tall and was completed in 1978. Tenants include MNP LLP, Longview Systems, MLT Aikins LLP, Emery Jamieson LLP, and SNC Lavalin. The building was originally developed by Oxford Properties as part of a larger complex with the current Oxford Tower (formerly City Centre Place), Edmonton City Centre (mall), TD Tower and the Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel, all of which are linked by the Edmonton Pedway to each other and to the Edmonton Light Rail Transit system. In 2016 MNP Tower was awarded The Outstanding Building of the Year Award from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), Edmonton chapter. See also *List of tallest buildings in Edmonton *MNP LLP MNP (previously known as Meyers Norris Penny) is one of the largest full-service chartered professional accountancy and business advisory firms in Canada. MNP's head office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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