Geography 445 Field Trip to Victoria
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From the fur trade, to colonization and settlement, and from the longhouses of the Saanich people to the manicured gardens of the Empress Hotel, Victoria is a virtual time capsule of the successes (and costs) of British empire building. |
Emily Carr's house is one of the best examples
of Italianate architecture in Victoria
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The class learns about geographies of exclusion
at the Chinese Cemetery
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Craigdarroch Castle, an example of Romanesque
architecture and a monument to the arrogance
of its builder, Robert Dunsmuir
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Point Ellice House, with its picturesque gardens,
was the home of Indian Reserve Commissioner
Peter O'Reilly
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Guarding the entrance to Esquimalt Harbour,
Fisgard Light and New England style house
dates back to the 1860s |
Now Royal Roads , Hatley Park was built for
Robert's son, James, by Sam Maclure, one of
the province's most famous architects |
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