▁V ancouver ▁General ▁Hospital , ▁both ▁designed ▁by ▁Town ley ▁and ▁Math es on ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁Edward ian ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁old ▁dow nt own ▁core ▁were , ▁in ▁their ▁day , ▁the ▁tall est ▁commercial ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁These ▁were , ▁in ▁succession , ▁the ▁Carter - C ot ton ▁Building ▁( former ▁home ▁of ▁The ▁V ancouver ▁Province ▁newspaper ), ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Building ▁( 1 9 0 7 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Sun ▁Tower ▁( 1 9 1 1 ), ▁the ▁former ▁two ▁at ▁Camb ie ▁and ▁H ast ings ▁Stre ets ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁at ▁Beat ty ▁and ▁P ender ▁Stre ets . ▁The ▁Sun ▁Tower ' s ▁cup ola ▁was ▁finally ▁exceed ed ▁as ▁the ▁Empire ' s ▁tall est ▁commercial ▁building ▁by ▁the ▁elaborate ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁Marine ▁Building ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁The ▁Marine ▁Building ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁elaborate ▁cer am ic ▁tile ▁fac ings ▁and ▁br ass - g ilt ▁doors ▁and ▁elev ators , ▁which ▁make ▁it ▁a ▁favour ite ▁location ▁for ▁movie ▁sho ots . ▁To pping ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁tall est ▁buildings ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁Living ▁Shang ri - La ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁ 6 2   store ys . ▁The ▁second - t all est ▁building ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁the ▁Trump ▁International ▁Hotel ▁and ▁Tower ▁at ▁, ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Private