Olympic Flame

The Olympic cauldron, a memory of the Vancouver 2010 Games

On the waterfront, near Canada Place, stands the Olympic cauldron of Vancouver. To grasp its full significance, you have to imagine it ablaze, as during the Winter Games of 2010. The Vancouver audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this great sporting moment and its symbol, become a landmark of the waterside.

The symbol of the 2010 Winter Games

The cauldron was lit during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, at the end of a long torch relay across Canada. A monumental sculpture, it evokes crystal branches rising towards the sky. Installed on Jack Poole Plaza, near the waterfront, it perpetuates the memory of this global event and remains a strong symbol for the city.

What to see

The cauldron, with its tall translucent branches, has become a landmark of the waterfront, a stone's throw from Canada Place. People come to be photographed and to remember the 2010 Games, which marked the history of Vancouver. It is a symbolic stop, in the heart of an area offering fine views of the bay and the mountains.

Practical information

The Olympic cauldron lies on Jack Poole Plaza, near Canada Place and the waterfront, in the centre of Vancouver, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is an open-air work, freely visible at all times, with no ticket office. On the level, it is discovered during a walk along the water.

What does the Vancouver Olympic cauldron commemorate?

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games: the cauldron was lit there and today perpetuates the memory of this global event, on Jack Poole Plaza.

Where is the Olympic cauldron?

On Jack Poole Plaza, near Canada Place and the waterfront, in the centre of Vancouver.