The temperature at the 1, 500sqm complex is set to a cool -10C and contains an ice-skating rink, live entertainment and a holy city built entirely of ice.
Two of the best are " Ice Lights", a light-installation at Vancouver City Hall that looks like ice framing the historic building, and " The Birds", a pair of larger-than-life bird sculptures that once stood sentry at the site of the Olympic Village and now roost at the Southeast False Creek Plaza.