List of tallest buildings in Quebec City
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Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
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Quebec City's two tallest buildings are the tallest buildings in Canada east of Montreal. Being in similar size to Manitoba's capital, Winnipeg, one can draw a comparison to the fact that Winnipeg contains a far more densely packed skyline than Quebec City. However, this is most likely because Quebec City is located in close proximity to Montreal, Canada's second largest city, and therefore does not contain as many corporate offices as Winnipeg.
Quebec City is a city of varying types of architecture, from high-rise to low-rise, modernist to Chateau. In Quebec City, there are 9 buildings that stand taller than 75 m (246 ft). The tallest building in the city is the 33-storey
Storey
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, 126.5 m (415 ft) Édifice Marie-Guyart. The second-tallest building in the city is Place Hauteville, standing at 107 m (351 ft) tall with 34 storeys, though the most famous structure is without a doubt the Château Frontenac
Château Frontenac
The Château Frontenac, currently known as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980...
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, the city has only 1 structure being proposed. The structure currently proposed is the Complexe Jules Dallaire II at 57 m (187 ft).
Tallest buildings
| Rank | Name | Image | Height |
Floors | Year | Notes |
| 1 | Édifice Marie-Guyart Edifice Marie-Guyart Edifice Marie-Guyart is a 132 meter office building in Quebec City. Completed in 1972, it stands at 31 floors and has an observation deck on the top floor... |
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126.5 m (415 ft) | 33 | 1972 | The tallest building in Canada to the east of Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... . 176.5 m (579 ft) tall with antenna. |
| 2 | Place Hauteville | 107 m (351 ft) | 34 | 1974 | ||
| 3 | Hôtel Loews Le Concorde | 91 m (299 ft) | 31 | 1974 | ||
| 4 | Hôtel Hilton Québec | 84 m (276 ft) | 28 | 1974 | ||
| 5 | Édifice Price Edifice Price The Édifice Price is an 18-floor skyscraper in Quebec City, Canada. Built in 1930-1931 amid controversy for Price Brothers ltd., it is the tallest building in the Old Quebec historical district, and one of the oldest skyscrapers in Canada... |
82 m (269 ft) | 18 | 1930 | This is the first skyscraper built in Quebec City. | |
| 6 | Place de la Capitale | 80 m (262 ft) | 21 | 1974 | ||
| 7 | Le Samuel-Holland I | 80 m (262 ft) | 24 | 1981 | ||
| 8 | Château Frontenac Château Frontenac The Château Frontenac, currently known as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980... |
79.9 m (262 ft) | 18 | 1893 | ||
| 9 | Édifice d'Youville | 76 m (249 ft) | 21 | 1969 | ||
| 10 | Le Complexe Jules-Dallaire I | 72 m (236 ft) | 17 | 2010 | ||
Quebec Parliament Building
The Parliament Building (French: Hôtel du Parlement) is an eight-floor building and home to the Parliament of QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(composed of the Lieutenant-Governor and the National Assembly
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
) in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. The building was designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché
Eugène-Étienne Taché
Eugène-Étienne Taché was a French Canadian surveyor, civil engineer, illustrator and architect. He devised Quebec's provincial coat-of-arms and motto Je me souviens....
and was built from 1877 to 1886. With the frontal tower, the building stands at 52 metres or 171 feet (52.1 m) in height.
It features the Second Empire architectural style that was popular for prestigious buildings both in Europe (especially France
France
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where the style originated) and the United States during the latter 19th century. Although somewhat more sober in appearance and lacking a towering central belfry, Quebec City's Parliament Building bears a definite likeness to the Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia City Hall is the house of government for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At , including the statue, it is the world's second-tallest masonry building, only shorter than Mole Antonelliana in Turin...
, another Second Empire edifice in North America which was built during the same period. Even though the building's symmetrical layout with a frontal clock tower in the middle is typical of legislative institutions of British heritage, the architectural style is believed to be unique among parliament buildings found in other Canadian provincial capitals. Its facade
Facade
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presents a pantheon
Pantheon (gods)
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representing significant events and people of the history of Quebec.
Palace Station
Gare du Palais (‘Palace Station’) is a train and bus station in Quebec CityQuebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. Its name comes from its proximity to the Palace of the Intendant of New France
Intendant of New France
New France was governed by three rulers: the governor, the bishop and the intendant, all appointed by the King, and sent from France. The intendant was responsible for finance, economic development, and the administration of justice . He also presided over the Sovereign Council of New France...
. It is served by Via Rail
VIA Rail
Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
, Canada’s national passenger railway, and by the private coach company Orléans Express
Orléans Express
Orléans Express is a coach operator in Quebec, Canada. It runs buses exclusively in Quebec, with service throughout Atlantic Canada provided by subsidiary Acadian Lines.It has a wide network of routes throughout Quebec and the Maritimes...
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Built in 1915 by the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
, the two-storey châteauesque
Châteauesque
Châteauesque is one of several terms, including Francis I style, and, in Canada, the Château Style, that refer to a revival architectural style based on the French Renaissance architecture of the monumental French country homes built in the Loire Valley from the late fifteenth century to the...
station is similar in design to the Château Frontenac
Château Frontenac
The Château Frontenac, currently known as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980...
. The station had no passenger rail service from 1976 to 1985, although it once again hosts regular daily services west to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
's Central Station via Drummondville
Drummondville railway station
The Drummondville railway station is located at 263 Lindsay Street in the city of Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. The station is staffed and is wheelchair-accessible....
. It was designated a Heritage Railway Station in 1992.
Timeline of tallest buildings
| Period | Building | Height | Floors | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886-1924 | Parliament Building Parliament Building (Quebec) The Parliament Building is an eight-floor building and home to the Parliament of Quebec in Quebec City. The building was designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché and was built from 1877 to 1886. With the frontal tower, the building stands at 52 metres or 171 feet in height... Government |
52.1 m (170.9 ft) | 4 |  |
| 1924-1930 | Château Frontenac Château Frontenac The Château Frontenac, currently known as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980... Hotel |
79.9 m (262.1 ft) | 18 | |
| 1930-1972 | Édifice Price Edifice Price The Édifice Price is an 18-floor skyscraper in Quebec City, Canada. Built in 1930-1931 amid controversy for Price Brothers ltd., it is the tallest building in the Old Quebec historical district, and one of the oldest skyscrapers in Canada... Mixed use |
82 m (269 ft) | 18 | |
| 1972-Present | Édifice Marie-Guyart Edifice Marie-Guyart Edifice Marie-Guyart is a 132 meter office building in Quebec City. Completed in 1972, it stands at 31 floors and has an observation deck on the top floor... Office |
126.5 m (415 ft) | 33 | |