Stanley Park - the Nine O'clock Gun

For a long time I was passing the little house just next to Seawall without even noticing it. One day I saw many people fooling around, sitting in on the grass, taking pictures of the house and waiting for something. I stopped and waited. 

The small house covering the cannon

There is cannon hidden in the house - 9 o'clock gun. It was brought 1894 to Stanley park. Everyday sharp at 9 p.m. the cannon announces with a shot the time. The cannon was used for the first time noon on 15th of October 1898. Later the shooting time moved to 9 p.m. 

Those two lights start flashing one minute before nine, to warn you - it is coming!
Stay away, the shot is VERY loud

Short after the shot - the smoke is still visible

Nine o'clock gun is a attraction worth to see while you are in Vancouver.

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