Edmonton - Fabulous Western Canada: Capture the Excitement of the Great West! - page 174

5 The Francis Winspear Centre for Music,

home of the Edmonton Symphony
Orchestra. © Travel Alberta

der and as a result, attracts a wide range
of musicians. It is now the home of the
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

The Art Gallery of Alberta boasts
an extensive collection of Canadian
and contemporary art, complemented
by various temporary exhibits.

In true Canadian Pacifi c tradition, the
Château-style Hotel Macdonald is
Edmonton's ritziest place to stay and
was for many years the meeting place
for members of Edmonton's high society.
Completed in 1915 by the Grand Trunk
Railway, it was designed by Montréal
architects Ross and MacFarlane. The
hotel had a brush with the wrecker's

5 The imposing Hotel Macdonald, like an

imported European château. © Travel Alberta