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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Crystal Garden
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Here's another building designed by Victorian architect Francis Rattenbury, who also designed The Empress Hotel. This is the Crystal Garden, formerly a swimming pool and recreation centre and now a part of the Victoria Conference Centre.
All Photos and text on this blog by Benjamin Madison are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. For Permission to use write: madison at almudo dot fastmail dot us
Situated on the far west coast of Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is the capital city of the Province of British Columbia. Its benign climate (the warmest winters in Canada) and placid lifestyle make it a favorite retirement location as well as a popular tourist destination. About 400,000 people live in Victoria and adjacent communities.
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3 comments:
I like its style.
It was great as a conservatory/ garden with fish, birds and other small animals. We went there frequently with our kids, particularly in the middle of a grey winter to renew and refresh the spirit.
Unfortunately a dim-witted, short-sighted local commission closed it and it became a... money-losing conference centre. The obvious choice for a great big GREENHOUSE... :(
It's a pity I never took the time to go inside. I could kick myself for not seeing the Royal BC museum too.
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