Downtown Victoria is a neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada that serves as the city centre and the central business district for the City of Victoria, and the Greater Victoria regions.
Characteristics
The downtown area is an extremely popular place for tourists and local Victorians, as that is where many of the movie theatres, stage theatres, hotels, restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, and shops are. Many tourist attractions are located in and around the area including Bastion Square, heart of the 19th-century city's professional district. Centennial Square is next to Victoria City Hall; it is used for small venue events such as the Electronic Music Festival, which takes place during the same time period as the BC Day statutory holiday and Symphony Splash. Market Square, towards the northwest end of downtown, is used for small venue concerts and festivals, containing shopping establishments and eateries and is part of the city's "Old Town". Just beyond Market Square and Old Town which is the cultural and historic Chinatown which forms part of the northern end of downtown Victoria. It has a colourful Chinese historical past from the early days of Victoria.
Downtown Victoria contains most of Greater Victoria's and the Capital Regional District's urban high rise office towers.
The Bay Centre shopping mall is located in the middle of downtown. Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, located on the site of the former Victoria Memorial Arena, is the largest sports-entertainment multiplex on Vancouver Island and the second largest in British Columbia outside of the Greater Vancouver area.
Attractions Places of Interest
Bastion Square Beacon Hill Park Bug Zoo British Columbia Parliament Buildings Chinatown Christ Church Cathedral The Fairmont Empress Hotel Fan Tan Alley Government Street Johnson Street Bridge Market Square Miniature World Inner Harbour Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Victoria Conference Centre
Events
Victoria Film Festival Rifflandia Music Festival Victoria Ska Fest Symphony Splash
Major skyscrapers and buildings
This list ranks notable highrises in downtown Victoria that stand at least 50 metres (164 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
Rank Building Image Height m (ft) Floors Year Notes 1 Hudson Place One(Residential) 25 2020 Tallest building in Victoria and Vancouver Island as of 2020. 2 Hudson House(Residential) 23 2022 Previously known as Hudson Place Two during development. 3 Promontory(Residential) 21 2014 Tallest building in Victoria from 2014 to 2019. 4 Orchard House(Residential) 22 1969 Tallest building in Victoria from 1969 to 2014. 5 Astoria (Residential) 20 2006 6 Roberts House(Residential) 21 1973 7 Sussex Place(Office) 11 1995 8 DoubleTree by Hilton(Hotel) 19 1965 Tallest building in Victoria. from 1965 to 1969. Formerly called the Executive House Hotel. 9 View Towers(Residential) 19 1968 10 North Park Manor(Residential) 16 1975 11= Encore(Residential) 17 2018 11= Fannin Building(Museum) 13 1967 13= 989 Johnson 17 2019 13= The Falls(Residential) 18 2009 13= The Manhattan(Residential) 15 1995 13= Regents Park East(Residential) 18 1991 17 Legato(Residential) 17 2018 18= Bank of Commerce Tower(Office) 12 1969 18= Chateau Victoria Hotel(Mixed use) 18 1990
See also Rogers Building (Victoria, British Columbia)
References
External links Map of Downtown Victoria Downtown Victoria Business Association Victoria Buzz Tourism Victoria