Hydro-Québec Building
| Hydro-Québec Building | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
| Address | 75,boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest |
| Construction started | 1959 |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Height | 110 metres (360 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gaston Gagnier |
| Website | |
| hydroquebec | |
TheHydro-Québec Building(French:Édifice Hydro-Québec) inMontreal,Quebec,Canada stands at 110 metres (360 ft) with 27 floors. Completed in 1962, it houses the headquarters forHydro-Québecas well the Montreal offices of thePremier of Quebec.[1]The building was designed byGaston Gagnier.[2]
The building is located onRené-Lévesque Boulevard,named for former premierRené Lévesque,who had nationalized Quebec'shydroelectriccompanies in 1963 while serving as Minister of Hydroelectric Resources and Public Works in the government ofJean Lesage.[3]Abustof Lévesque was unveiled in front of the building on August 24, 2001.[4]
References[edit]
- ^"Hydro-Québec Head Office".Pomerleau Construction. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-06-12.Retrieved2009-05-06.
- ^"Hydro-Québec Building, images".Images Montreal.Retrieved2009-05-06.
- ^Hogue, Clarence; Bolduc, André; Larouche, Daniel (1979).Québec: un siècle d'électricité.Montreal: Libre Expression. pp.405.ISBN2-89111-022-6.
- ^Dévoilement d’un buste en hommage à René Lévesque au siège social d’Hydro-Québec
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