The Royal Bank Building is a historic building in the
downtown core
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of
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
,
British Columbia
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, Canada.
It was designed by architect Thomas Hooper in the
Classical Revival style
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,
and was completed in 1910.
The building was placed on the
Canadian Register of Historic Places
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in 1975.
It currently houses
Munro's Books
Munro's Books is a large independent bookstore in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, located in a landmark heritage building on Government Street. It was founded in 1963 by Jim Munro and his then wife Alice. Since Jim's retirement in 2014, the s ...
.
See also
*
List of historic places in Victoria, British Columbia
This is a list of historic places in the City of Victoria, British Columbia entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places
The Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP; , ), also known as Canada's Historic Places, is an online directo ...
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Victoria, British Columbia
Commercial buildings completed in 1910
1910 establishments in British Columbia
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