Vancouver Public Library

The Central Branch of the Vancouver Public Library is a significant architectural landmark resembling the Roman Colliseum

The main reason for tourists to visit this Vancouver landmark is to take in it's radical architectural design. The design by Moshe Safdie was the peoples favourite from a design competition and construction was completed in 1995. The exterior design of this seven story library complex resembles the present state of the Roman Colosseum.

The complex occupies a full city block and includes an office tower, retail shops and restaurants. The library is surrounded with an elliptical, colonnaded wall that contains reading and study areas linked by bridges to the main portion. I'll let the photographs describe the rest.

For complete details about the Vancouver Public Library see the Official Website: Vancouver Public Library

Vancouver Public Library collonaded wall

Getting There on Transit
Nearest SkyTrain Stations
Expo Line	Stadium-Chinatown Station
Canada Line	Vancouver City Centre Station
Bus Connections
No bus needed - just a 7 minute walk from either SkyTrain Station. From Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain Station on the Expo Line exit onto Beatty and Dunsmuir Street and walk to your right (west) along Dunsmuir for 2 blocks to Hamilton Street. Go left on Hamilton for one block and you will be at the east corner of Library Square. From Vancouver City Centre Station on the Canada Line exit onto Georgia Street and walk to your right (southeast) along Georgia for 3 blocks to Homer Street and you will be at the north corner of Library Square. View TourbyTransit.com - Vancouver Attractions in a larger map

Vancouver Public Library and office tower

Bridges linking reading areas in collannaded wall to the main library