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42-667: Opened in May 1939, the Châteauesque -styled building is considered one of Canada's grand railway hotels . The hotel stands 112.47-metre-tall (369.0 ft), and contains 17 floors. It was the tallest building in Vancouver until the completion of TD Tower in 1972. Hotel Vancouver sits at 900 West Georgia Street , within the Financial District , the central business district of Downtown Vancouver . The hotel property

84-417: A CBC Radio show broadcast from the hotel. In 1962, Canadian National Hotels , a division of Canadian National Railway, acquired Canadian Pacific Hotels' share of the property, gaining full ownership of the hotel. On January 1, 1964, Hilton Hotels International assumed management of the hotel for CN, though it was never branded as a Hilton. CN Hotels resumed management of the hotel on January 1, 1984, after

126-589: A French château. Châteauesque buildings are typically built on an asymmetrical plan, with a roof-line broken in several places and a facade composed of advancing and receding planes. The style was popularized in the United States by Richard Morris Hunt . Hunt, the first American architect to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, designed residences, including those for the Vanderbilt family , during

168-519: A few drops of rich cream; generous slices of buttered bread accompany it. Such is the Swiss Tea in all its simplicity. In most opulent houses, however, coffee and light pastries of all kinds are added, many of which are unknown in Paris, preserved or candied fruits, macaroons, biscuits, nougat, and even ice cream. Observance of the custom originated amongst the wealthy social classes in England in

210-528: A formal afternoon tea is more of a special occasion, taken as a treat in a hotel. The food is often served on a tiered stand ('serving tower'); there may be no sandwiches, but bread or scones with butter and jam, or toast, muffins or crumpets . Formal afternoon tea remains a popular tradition in the Commonwealth, particularly at fine hotels. In London, the major hotels compete for the annual Afternoon Tea Awards. In Canada, afternoon tea ceremonies at

252-420: A number of artists were commissioned to complete the decorative work for the building, including Olea Marion Davis , Charles Marega , Beatrice Lennie , Valentine Shabief, and Lilias Farley . Hotel Vancouver stands 112.47-metre-tall (369.0 ft), containing 17 floors made up of guest rooms and other hotel amenities. After the building was completed in 1939, it became the tallest building in Vancouver until

294-460: A reworked main lobby, and guest rooms. The project also restored the 14th floor of the hotel to its original decor from 1939. Restored items on the 14th floor include English harewood doors with bronze doorplates, bronze hallway doors, sapele -panelled walls with bronze strips at its elevator lobby. In addition to lodgings, the hotel also houses several food-based services, as well as a restaurant, Notch8 Restaurant + Bar . The restaurant also hosts

336-863: A role in opening up possibilities for Victorian women. A list of significant tea houses in Britain gives more examples. They served light snacks or full meals all day, some of them late into the evening. They were well-lit and did not serve alcohol. Afternoon tea is a light meal typically eaten between 3:30 pm and 5 pm. Traditionally it consisted of thinly-sliced bread and butter, delicate sandwiches (customarily cucumber sandwiches or egg and cress sandwiches) and usually cakes and pastries (such as Battenberg cake or Victoria sponge ). Scones (with clotted cream and jam) would also be served (as they are for cream tea ). The sandwiches are usually crustless, cut into small segments, either as triangles or fingers, and pressed thin. Biscuits are not usually served. Nowadays,

378-399: A small informal social gathering usually at someone's home for tea and a light meal (e.g. biscuits, scones, or slices of cake or sandwiches) in the mid-afternoon is referred to as "afternoon tea". More generally, any light meal or snack taken at mid-afternoon, with or without tea or another hot drink, may also be referred to as "afternoon tea". When taken at mid-morning instead of mid-afternoon,

420-666: Is a late afternoon or early evening meal, sometimes associated with the working class , farming, and eating after sports matches. It is typically eaten between 5 pm and 7 pm. It was also sometimes called a "meat-tea" in the past. In some parts of the United Kingdom (namely, the North of England, North and South Wales, Scotland, and some rural and working class areas of Northern Ireland), people traditionally call their midday meal dinner and their evening meal tea (served around 6 pm), whereas elsewhere people would call

462-473: Is also primarily the province of destination hotels. This snack, often a form of or part of afternoon tea, is associated with the West Country , i.e. Cornwall , Devon , Dorset and Somerset . It usually consists of scones, clotted cream, strawberry jam, and tea to drink. Some venues will provide butter instead of clotted cream. In Australia, this is commonly referred to as Devonshire Tea. High tea

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504-498: Is bounded by Burrard Street to the northwest, West Georgia Street to the northeast, and Hornby Street to the southeast. To the southwest, the hotel property is bounded by two buildings, including 750 Burrard Street . The hotel is located close to several attractions in downtown Vancouver. The hotel is situated directly northwest of the Vancouver Art Gallery , as well as Robson Square , a public square adjacent to

546-430: Is the term used for a work break in either the morning or afternoon for a cup of tea or other beverage. The most common elements of the tea meal are the drink itself, with cakes or pastries (especially scones ), bread and jam, and perhaps sandwiches; these are the pillars of the "traditional afternoon tea" meals offered by expensive London hotels. Other types of both drink and food may be offered at home. The timing of

588-405: Is the time at which this meal is usually eaten, which is mid-afternoon to early evening. Tea as a meal is associated with the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries . Some people in Britain and Australasia refer to their main evening meal as "tea" rather than " dinner " or " supper ", the use of "tea" differs based on social class, "tea" can refer to a light meal or a snack. A tea break

630-723: The French Renaissance architecture of the monumental châteaux of the Loire Valley from the late fifteenth century to the early seventeenth century. The term châteauesque (literally, " château -like") is credited (by historian Marcus Whiffen ) to American architectural historian Bainbridge Bunting , although it can be found in publications that pre-date Bunting's birth. As of 2011, the Getty Research Institute 's Art & Architecture Thesaurus includes both "Château Style" and "Châteauesque", with

672-491: The Grand Trunk Railway . Afternoon tea Tea is an umbrella term for several different meals consisting of food accompanied by tea to drink. The English writer Isabella Beeton , whose books on home economics were widely read in the 19th century, describes meals of various kinds and provides menus for the "old-fashioned tea", the "at-home tea", the "family tea", and the "high tea". Teatime

714-462: The art museum . North of the hotel also lies Christ Church Cathedral , the oldest church in the city. The hotel is also situated near two SkyTrain rapid transit stations, Burrard station , and Vancouver City Centre station . Hotel Vancouver is one of Canada's grand railway hotels , initially built by Canadian National Railway . The building was designed by Canadian architects, John Smith Archibald, and John Schofield . Although construction for

756-426: The "tea" meal has moved over the centuries in response to the migration of the main meal, dinner . Until the late 18th century dinner was eaten at what is now called " lunchtime ", or in the early afternoon; supper was a later and lighter meal. Dinner remains a midday meal in some regions. Gradually, dinner began to migrate, amid much controversy, until by about 1900 it arrived at its present timing, in most places, in

798-512: The 1840s . The ritual was invented by the seventh Duchess of Bedford, Anna Maria Russell , one of Queen Victoria 's ladies-in-waiting , in around 1840. Due to increasing urbanisation and industrialisation, wealthy English people were having their evening meal later and later, but still eating lunch at midday. The Duchess became despondent at the void between the two meals, and its consequent 'sinking feeling'. She therefore asked that some tea, bread and butter and cake be delivered to her room late in

840-506: The 1850s, although "afternoon tea" before dinner was also becoming established by this time. After inventing the ritual of afternoon tea, the Duchess of Bedford started inviting her friends to join in. As those friends were also royal courtiers , Queen Victoria became aware of the nascent custom, and immediately approved. By the 1880s, her Majesty had adopted the ritual herself, and was holding official tea receptions at her palaces. As of

882-521: The 1870s, 1880s and 1890s. A relatively rare style in the United States, its presence was concentrated in the Northeast , although isolated examples can be found in nearly all parts of the country. It was mostly employed for residences of the extremely wealthy, although it was occasionally used for public buildings. The first building in this style in Canada was the 1887 Quebec City Armoury (now named

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924-724: The Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, formerly called the Grande-Allée Armoury (French: Manège militaire Grande-Allée, or simply Manège militaire) designed by Eugène-Étienne Taché . Many of Canada's grand railway hotels , designed by John Smith Archibald , Edward Maxwell , Bruce Price and Ross and Macdonald , were built in the Châteauesque style, with other mainly public or residential buildings. The style may be associated with Canadian architecture because these grand hotels are prominent landmarks in major cities across

966-530: The afternoon, and "an afternoon ritual was born". The Oxford English Dictionary provides citations dating back a century before this, in reference to tea as a social gathering. The earliest is from Jonathan Swift 's satirical etiquette guide, A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation (1738), "Whether they meet..at Meals, Tea, or Visits". John Wesley and Harriet Martineau also are quoted. Philosopher Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane Welsh Carlyle invited guests for 7 pm to their teas in

1008-472: The building's steel frame however, work on the hotel was halted, as a result of the Great Depression . Work resumed on the building in 1937, and in 1938 Canadian National Railway partnered with Canadian Pacific Railway to complete the new hotel. Work on the hotel was rushed to completion in time for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 's 1939 royal tour of Canada . The hotel was the third hotel in

1050-492: The central feature was the extension of a meal based predominantly on bread, butter and tea by the inclusion of some kind of fish or meat usually cooked in a frying pan. A stereotypical expression "You'll have had your tea", meaning "I imagine you have already eaten", is used to parody people from Edinburgh as being rather stingy with hospitality. A BBC Radio 4 comedy series of this name was made by Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer . In South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia,

1092-419: The city to use the name "Hotel Vancouver". The first and second Hotel Vancouver were both located southeast of the present hotel on West Georgia Street. In an effort to prevent competition with the new Hotel Vancouver, Canadian Pacific Railway, closed its hotel operations at the second Hotel Vancouver once the new hotel opened. The second Hotel Vancouver building was torn down in 1949, after Canadian Pacific sold

1134-409: The city, and Canadian Northern Railway, a company later acquired by Canadian National Railway. The land deal required the city to prepare tidal flats on False Creek for the construction of railway yards and Pacific Central Station . In return, the company guaranteed the construction of a large downtown hotel, and make the city the western terminus for its rail network. Shortly after the erection of

1176-570: The completion of TD Tower in 1972. The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver includes 557 guest rooms and suites spread throughout the hotel. Suites at Hotel Vancouver include the Lieutenant Governor's Suite and the Royal Suite . The Lieutenant Governor's Suite was designed with Art Deco stylings, and features black walnut veneer-panelled walls. In 2018, the hotel announced the completion of its four-year renovation project, which saw

1218-830: The country and in certain national parks. In Hungary, Arthur Meinig built numerous country houses in the Loire Valley style, the earliest being Andrássy Castle in Tiszadob , 1885–1890, and the grandest being Károlyi Castle in Nagykároly ( Carei ), 1893–1895. The style began to fade after the turn of the 20th century, and it was largely absent from new construction by the 1930s. Many of the Châteauesque-style buildings in Canada were built by railway companies, and their respective hotel divisions. They include Canadian National Railway and Canadian National Hotels , Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific Hotels , and

1260-403: The end of the 19th century, afternoon tea had developed into its current form and was being taken by both the upper and middle classes. It became ubiquitous, even in the isolated village in the fictionalised memoir Lark Rise to Candleford , where a cottager prepares what she calls a "visitor's tea" for their landlady: "the table was laid... there were the best tea things with a fat pink rose on

1302-594: The evening. At first, the "tea" meal was often in the early evening, some three or four hours after mid-day dinner; another version of the tea meal was even later, after a supper and before bed. In 1804 Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reynière wrote (in French) about afternoon tea in Switzerland: Towards five o'clock in the evening, the mistress of the house, in the midst of the sitting-room, makes tea herself, very strong and barely sweetened with

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1344-413: The former being the preferred term for North America. The style frequently features buildings heavily ornamented by the elaborate towers, spires, and steeply-pitched roofs of sixteenth century châteaux, themselves influenced by late Gothic and Italian Renaissance architecture. Despite their French ornamentation, as a revival style, buildings in the châteauesque style do not attempt to completely emulate

1386-532: The grand railway hotels are a well-known tradition across the country. In Australia, venues nationwide ranging from the Hotel Windsor in Melbourne , which first served high tea in 1883, to hotels opened in the 21st century serve a variety of afternoon teas, including traditional, modern, and novel, sometimes with items flavoured using local ingredients. In the United States, the "afternoon tea industry"

1428-417: The hotel began in 1929, its completion would not occur until 1939 as a result of funding issues during Great Depression . The completion of the hotel required a joint investment into the property from Canadian Pacific Hotels , a division of Canadian Pacific Railway . The hotel was a part of series of Chateauesque grand railway hotels built throughout Canada in the late-19th and early 20th centuries. Like

1470-412: The hotel's afternoon tea service. Other facilities at the hotel include a gym, swimming pool, and spa. Plans to develop a railway hotel at the present site of Hotel Vancouver first emerged in the 1920s, from Canadian Northern Railway . In December 1928 work on the present Hotel Vancouver commenced for Canadian National Railway. Canadian National Railway built the hotel as a result of a land deal between

1512-547: The hotel. In 2015, the property was sold to Larco Enterprise for C$ 180 million. In preparation for the building's 80th anniversary, the hotel underwent a C$ 12 million renovation of the hotel lobby, restaurant, and guest rooms. The renovations took place from 2014 to 2018. Ch%C3%A2teauesque Châteauesque (or Francis I style, or in Canada , the Château Style ) is a revivalist architectural style based on

1554-669: The management contract with Hilton ended. In 1988 Canadian National Hotels sold its remaining nine properties, including Hotel Vancouver, to Canadian Pacific Hotels. In 2001, Canadian Pacific Hotels was reorganized as Fairmont Hotels and Resorts , adopting the name from an American company it had purchased in 1999. The hotel's name was changed to the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver as a part of this re-branding effort. In 2007 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts sold 25 hotel properties, including Hotel Vancouver, to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec , although Fairmont continues to manage

1596-399: The midday meal lunch or luncheon and the evening meal (served after 7 pm) dinner (if formal) or supper (if informal). High tea typically consists of a savoury dish (either something hot, or cold cuts of meat such as ham salad ), followed by cakes and bread, butter and jam, all accompanied by tea. In The Cambridge Social History of Britain, 1750–1950 , high tea is defined thus:

1638-518: The other grand railway hotels, Hotel Vancouver incorporates elements from chateaus found in France 's Loire Valley . Chateauesque features found on Hotel Vancouver includes its prominent copper pitched roof with dormers , and carved stonework encompassing a steel frame . In addition to chateauesque elements found on most grand railway hotels, Hotel Vancouver also incorporates Renaissance architectural detailings, gargoyles, and relief sculptures. In 1939,

1680-619: The property to Eaton's in December 1948. During the mid-20th century, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio stations were located within Hotel Vancouver. On 1 May 1940, Dal Richards began his career playing in an 11-piece band and a then-unknown 13-year-old Juliette at the hotel's Panorama Roof Ballroom , an event space at Hotel Vancouver. Richards became a regular performer for The Roof,

1722-465: The side of each cup; hearts of lettuce, thin bread and butter, and the crisp little cakes that had been baked in readiness that morning." Commercial establishments known as teahouses or tearooms (similar to a coffeehouse ) were once common in the UK, but they have declined in popularity since World War II. A.B.C. tea shops and Lyons Corner Houses were successful chains of such establishments, and played

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1764-527: The term "morning tea" is used in place of "afternoon tea" in Australia and New Zealand. These usages have declined in popularity in recent years, in tandem with the rise in coffee culture , particularly in Australia. The term high tea is now used in the southern hemisphere to describe formal afternoon teas. Formal afternoon teas are often held outside the private home in commercial tea rooms, function venues, hotels, or similar. In Australia and New Zealand,

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