Inner Harbour and Empress Hotel, Victoria

Posted on April 15, 2014 by

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4 Responses to Inner Harbour and Empress Hotel, Victoria

  1. kenneth mcmillan says:
    April 15, 2014 at 4:06 pm

    Great shots Leslie!

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  2. Funkomatic says:
    April 19, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    That looks like one fancy hotel.

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    • Leslie Welsh Robinson says:
      April 21, 2014 at 5:09 pm

      It is! It’s a Canadian Pacific (Railway) hotel, designed by Francis Rattenbury and built 1904 – 1908. Rattenbury’s history is interesting — he was murdered by his 18-year-old chauffeur who was having an affair with his wife, Alma Rattenbury. Alma was cleared of murder and accessory charges but later committed suicide.

      Rattenbury also designed the Parliament Buildings in Victoria, which you can see in another recent post.

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