Gallery: BC Place stadium, the new and old looks

 

The aging roof at BC Place will be replaced after the Olympics by a $458 million retractable roof, BC Pavilion Corp. chair David Podmore confirmed Friday morning. The new stadium is expected to be finished by the summer of 2011. Once complete, the roof will be the largest cable-supported, fully-retractable, fabric roof in the world. It will take about 20 minutes for the roof to open or close.

 
October 23, 2009
 
 
 
A photo illustration using a photo by AllCanadaPhotos.com shows the view down Cambie Street towards downtown with the BC Place Stadium retractable roof at night.
 

A photo illustration using a photo by AllCanadaPhotos.com shows the view down Cambie Street towards downtown with the BC Place Stadium retractable roof at night.

Photograph by: Handout, JMB Post Production

 
A photo illustration using a photo by AllCanadaPhotos.com shows the view down Cambie Street towards downtown with the BC Place Stadium retractable roof at night.
A photo illlustration using an aerial by Peter Chigmaroff shows how the BC Place retractable dome would look during day time.
An artist's rendering of BC Place stadium decked out to host a Whitecaps soccer game. The Whitecaps will start play in Major League Soccer in the 2011 season.
A computer-generated rendering shows the changes announced by the provincial government for BC Place Stadium, including a retractable roof.
A computer-generated rendering shows the changes announced by the provincial government for BC Place Stadium, including a retractable roof.
A computer-generated rendering shows the changes announced by the provincial government for BC Place Stadium, including a retractable roof.
A computer-generated rendering shows the changes announced by the provincial government for BC Place Stadium, including a retractable roof.
BC Place Stadium as it currently looks.
BC Place gets some repairs and upgrades.
A large bank of fog settles over the downtown core behind BC Place Stadium
 
 
 
 
 

Photo Galleries »

 
 
More Photo Galleries »
 
 
 
 
 

Most Popular - Sports

 
 
 
 

The Victoria Times Colonist Headline News

 
Sign up to receive daily headline news from The Times Colonist.
 
Submit
 
 

More Sports Headlines »

 
 
 
 
 
  Inside Times Colonist