Vancouver

"Vancity"

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Vancouver CBI*
*cities beautiful index

YOUR SCORE*
*from Ranking Test

Epiphany

54%

Mentoring

54%

Self Fulfillment

46%

Elegance

38%

Originality

69%

Revelation

62%

Grandeur

23%

Selfhood

54%

Chronicle

77%

Kinship

31%

Nature

85%

Surety

31%

Synergy

54%

Dynamism

54%

Sensation

62%

ORIENTATION MAP - each of the map's colored pins correspond to the 15 Beautiful Facets below, in particular the "Principal Features" beautiful sites of each Facet.

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Epiphany

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Principal Features

Totem Poles in Stanley Park
Christ Church Cathedral
Guan Yin Temple (International Buddhist Temple)

Honorable Mentions

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Akali Singh Sikh Temple
Holy Rosary Cathedral

Mentoring

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Principal Features

Museum of Anthropology
Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver Maritime Museum

Honorable Mentions

University of British Columbia

Self-Fulfillment

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Principal Features

Olympic Cauldron
Vancouver Olympic Centre
Vancouver City Hall

Honorable Mentions

British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

Elegance

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Principal Features

Fairmont Hotel
Marine Building
Robson Square

Honorable Mentions

Hotel Europe

Originality

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Principal Features

Canada Place
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Granville Island Water Park

Honorable Mentions

Sam Kee Building
Steam Clock

Revelation

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Principal Features

Science World at TELUS World of Science
Vancouver Art Gallery
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Honorable Mentions

H. R. MacMillan Space Centre
Emily Carr University of Art+Design

Grandeur

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Principal Features

Waterfront Station
Lions Gate Bridge
One Wall Centre

Selfhood

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Principal Features

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Vancouver Fringe Festival
Robson Street

Honorable Mentions

Millennium Gate
Hill's Native Art
Holt Renfrew [Shopping]

Chronicle

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Principal Features

Gastown
Museum of Vancouver
Heritage Village a.k.a. Burnaby Village Museum

Honorable Mentions

Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site
Old Hastings Mill Store
Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Roedde House

Kinship

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Principal Features

Neighborhoods -- Coal Harbor, Yaletown, Strathcona, etc.
Chinese Cultural Centre Museum and Archives
Festivals - Vancouver Pride, Chinatown, Powell Street, etc.

Honorable Mentions

Wreck Beach (Clothing Optional)

Nature

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Principal Features

Stanley Park
UBC Botanical Garden
Nitobe Japanese Garden

Honorable Mentions

Queen Elizabeth Park
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Grouse Mountain
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre

Surety

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Principal Features

Vancouver Police Museum
Chinese Canadian Military Museum
Sins of the City Walking Tour

Synergy

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Principal Features

Granville Island
Lonsdale Quay
Festivals - Walk with the Dragon, VanDusen Garden Festival of Lights, etc.

Honorable Mentions

Celebration of Light Fireworks Competition

Dynamism

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Principal Features

Grouse Mountain Skyride
Stanley Park Miniature Railway including Halloween Ghost Train. etc.
SkyTrain

Honorable Mentions

Grouse Grind (Hiking)
Downtown Historic Railway

Sensation

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Principal Features

Granville Island Public Market
[Many] Panoramas - Vancouver Lookout, Grouse Mountain Eye of the Wind, Prospect Point, Stanley Park Seawall, etc.
[Many] Beaches - Kitsilano, English Bay, Jericho, Spanish Banks, etc.

Honorable Mentions

Music Festivals - Vancouver International Jazz Festival, MusicFest Vancouver, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, etc.