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The Financial District is a highrise office area of within the central business district of in Vancouver, British Columbia's downtown peninsula. Located roughly along Burrard and Georgia Streets, the Financial District contains more than 60% of Greater Vancouver's office space and is home to headquarters of forest products and mining companies, federal and non-governmental organizations (NGO) offices, Overseas missions and consulates, and headquarter and branch offices of national and international banks and financial services, accounting and law firms, and luxury hotels. ==History== The city's financial district emerged in the early 1900s when the building boom in the area began. From 1907 to 1913 a number of office buildings were built in the area along West Hastings Street:〔http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Vancouver%27s+financial+district+emerged&meta=&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=〕 * Sun Tower * Dominion Trust Building * Vancouver Stock Exchange The financial district only expanded after the 1970s, with much of the new buildings emerging after the 1980s. Vancouver's financial district is compact area when compared to other world cities. Most of the skyscrapers in the district are regional offices of the Big Five Canadian-based or International banks and various financial services institutions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Financial District, Vancouver」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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