Manulife Place

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Manulife Place on the left, and Commerce Place on the right
Manulife Place on the left, and Commerce Place on the right

Manulife Place is a highrise office building and shopping centre in Edmonton, Canada. At 146 meters (479 ft) tall, with 42 floors, it is the tallest building in Edmonton.[1] It was completed in 1983 to the design by Clifford Lawrie Bolton Ritchie Architects. It is located at the corner of 102 Avenue and 101 Street. The two level shopping concourse houses luxury Holt Renfrew's Edmonton store as well as many upscale shops. It connects by skywalk bridge to Edmonton City Centre and Commerce Place. The shopping centre features 22 stores and 3 restaurants. Its namesake is Manulife Financial.

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[edit] Retail stores in shopping centre

  • Alligator Pie Kidswear
  • Bernard Callebaut
  • Birks
  • Blu's
  • Headliners Salon
  • Henry Birks
  • Henry Singer
  • Holt Renfrew
  • Holt Renfrew Cafe
  • Kisara Fashions
  • Leather 'N Things
  • Links of London at Holt Renfrew
  • Louis Vuitton at Holt Renfrew
  • Night Owl Imports
  • RBC
  • Second Cup
  • Tiffany & Co at Holt Renfrew
  • Wild Tangerine Mobile Cuisine
  • Zenari's

Manulife is well known around Edmonton for its annual "Manulife Night" which offers customers 10% of every purchase back in Manulife dollars which can be used at a Manulife shop.

[edit] History of the site

The location of Manulife Place was formerly the home of the King Edward Hotel which stood on the site from 1904 to 1982, before being destroyed by fire.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Emporis Buildings (2007). Manulife Place. Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
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