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skyscraper in the Exchange District of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The Union Bank Building is located in the Exchange District of Winnipeg, Manitoba, once forming the northern end of Main Street's prestigious Banker's Row. The 10-storey (plus mezzanine) building began construction in 1903, opening in November 1904, towering over its neighbours at a height of 47.58 meters (156').. Union Bank Tower is the oldest surviving of Canada's tallest buildings to incorporate a steel skeleton structure that fully supports a light-weight, veneer 'curtain wall' facade, the design innovation that facilitated the proliferation of skyscrapers in the 20th century. Winnipeg's now demolished Merchant Bank Building proceeded it by several years in use of steel structure construction. At the time of opening, the top floor of Union Bank was the second-highest in the British Empire, one metre below London’s tallest building. It had the largest and fastest elevator in Western Canada and was the first building in Canada to introduce the modern concept of a general contractor to oversee construction. Initially built for Union Bank, it remained vacant for 18 years starting in the late 1990s, until it was redeveloped into the Paterson Global Foods Institute and student housing for Red River College in 2013. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1996. .... Learn more at Wikipedia
| Name | Union Bank Building |
|---|---|
| Long Name | Union Bank Building, MB, Canada |
| Region | Manitoba |
| Country | Canada |
| Map | Open Map |
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