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The Empress (hotel)

The Fairmont Empress, formerly and commonly referred to as The Empress, is one of the oldest hotels in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Located on 721 Government Street, it is situated in Downtown Victoria, facing the city's Inner Harbour. The hotel was designed by Francis Rattenbury, and was built by Canadian Pacific Hotels, a division of the Canadian Pacific Railway company. The hotel is presently managed by Fa…

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1908

Victoria, Victoria, Canada

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Francis Rattenbury

1867-1935 · Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Francis Mawson Rattenbury (11 October 1867 – 28 March 1935) was a British architect whose career was mostly spent in British Columbia, Canada, where he designed the province's legislative building among other public commissions. Divorced amid scandal, he was murdered in England at the age of 67 by his second wife's lo…

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Francis Rattenbury

studio · Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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