Alfred Wellington Purdy was a 20th-century Canadian free verse poet. Purdy's writing career spanned fifty-six years. His works include thirty-nine books of poetry; a novel; two volumes of memoirs and four books of correspondence, in addition to his posthumous works. He has been called the nation's "unofficial poet laureate" and "a national poet in a way that you only find occasionally in the life of a culture."
Bhupinder "Bindy" Singh Johal was a gangster from British Columbia, Canada. A self-confessed drug trafficker, he was known for his outspoken nature and blatant disregard for authority. On December 20, 1998, Johal was fatally shot in the back of the head at a crowded nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Parr and Fee was an architectural partnership in Vancouver, Canada that functioned from 1899 to 1912.
The Bailey's Hotel, is a historic hotel in the Kensington district of London. The postal address is 140 Gloucester Road, but the main entrance is on Courtfield Road, opposite Gloucester Road tube station. It was established in 1876 and named after its original owner, Sir James Bailey (1840-1910), Member of Parliament.
Marina All Suites Hotel is a luxury beach-front boutique hotel in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located at Avenue Delfim Moreira 696. It is described by Frommer's as "the brainchild of a consortium of local architects and decorators who bought, gutted, and redecorated all of the rooms". During the renovation they reduced the number of rooms per floor to three to double the rooms in size. The hotel contains a notable restaurant named Bar d' Hotel, described as one of the trendiest in the city. The two-bedroom "Suite Diamante" is said to be the favorite room of supermodel Gisele Bündchen when she is in Rio de Janeiro.
Abbey Court Hotel is a hotel located at 20 Pembridge Gardens, in Notting Hill, London. Built in 1830, the hotel is housed in a white-stucco Victorian townhouse. The hotel has 22 rooms, with Italian marble bathrooms.
JK Place Capri is a luxury boutique hotel on island of Capri. It is located in the northeast of Anacapri town, towards the northwest of the island and west of Marina Grande. Established in 2007, the hotel has 22 rooms, and eight suites, and is situated in a restored late 19th century villa which once belonged to wealthy American sisters Sadiee and Kate Woolcott-Perry.
Durrants Hotel is located in George Street, London.
The Firehall Arts Centre is an arts centre in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The building also falls within the borders of Gastown. Firehall is a small building, originally built as a fire station in 1906. Three theatre companies are based out of Firehall: Touchstone Theatre, Firehall Theatre Company, and Axis Mime. Firehall is devoted to exhibiting dance, performance art, and new plays. Firehall is Vancouver's foremost exhibitor of experimental theatre. The theatre has a 150-seat capacity. St. James Anglican Church is diagonally opposite the intersection from Firehall. Every year, Firehall hosts a dance festival called "Dancing on the Edge" that lasts two weeks.
The Royal Castle Hotel is a hotel in Dartmouth, Devon, England. Guests have included Queen Victoria, Sir Francis Drake, and Mary. The hotel was used as a location for the 1984 film, "Ordeal by Innocence", which was based on the 1958 Agatha Christie novel of the same name. Agatha Christie renamed the hotel the Royal George in 'The Regatta Mystery', a short story that first appeared in The Strand Magazine in 1936 and which currently forms part of the 1991 short story collection Problem at Pollensa Bay. It holds three stars in the AA rating system and looks across Dartmouth Harbour and the River Dart estuary.
The Sosan Hotel is a hotel located in Pyongyang, North Korea. It has a height of about 338.28 feet (103.11 m), with 30 floors and 510 rooms. It was built in 1989. Located roughly 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the railway station, is run by the sports tourism company of North Korea. The hotel has a golf range.
The Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver was a luxury Five Star hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was Cited as one of Vancouver's top hotels and located in the city's downtown core, connected to the Pacific Centre shopping mall. The Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver was the only property that was still owned and managed by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts anywhere in the world.
Metropolitan Vancouver Hotel is a hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The hotel has 197 rooms and 7,600 square foot of conference and banquet rooms, and its restaurant, Diva, is critically acclaimed, and is headed by chef Dino Renaerts. The hotel, located between the financial district and the shopping area of Downtown Vancouver, is popular with businessmen. The decor is French-inspired, with dark wood beams and high ceilings.
The Westin Bayshore is a hotel overlooking Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Listel Hotel is a hotel located in the downtown area of the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Coast Plaza Hotel was a hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The hotel has 269 rooms, and was originally an apartment building but was converted into a 35-story hotel above the Denman Place Mall.
Granville Island Hotel is a hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The hotel is located on Granville Island and is cited as "one of Vancouver's best kept secrets".
The Hôtel du Palais is a hotel located beside the Atlantic beach in the resort town of Biarritz, on the Côte Basque in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It was originally built for the Empress Eugénie around 1855 as a summer villa. It was due to the visits of the imperial couple that the village of Biarritz developed into a fashionable resort. In 1880, the villa was sold and converted into a hotel casino. It was devastated by fire in 1903, but was lavishly rebuilt and enlarged within the original walls. For many years the hotel attracted the international elite, including members of the European royalty such as King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, who paid several extended visits. Although the hotel later fell into disrepair, and closed for a period in the 1950s, it has since been refurbished and is again a luxury hotel. The hotel is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
Gate to the Northwest Passage is a 1980 sculpture by Alan Chung Hung, located adjacent to the Vancouver Maritime Museum in Vanier Park in the Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 4.6-metre (15 ft) sculpture of a square, cut and twisted "like a paper clip" to form an arch, is composed of weathered Corten steel that rusts to provide a protective layer. The work was installed in 1980 to commemorate the arrival of Captain George Vancouver in Burrard Inlet, following a competition sponsored by Parks Canada one year prior. Gate to the Northwest Passage received an adverse reaction initially, but reception has improved over time. The sculpture has been included in walking tours of the surrounding neighborhoods as a highlight of Vanier Park.
Wall Centre is a development in Vancouver, British Columbia consisting of three towers which contain the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, as well as condominiums. It is owned by Wall Financial Corporation and was largely the vision of Peter Wall. The complex covers an entire city block, and has a large public garden.
