Hydro-Québec Building Explained

Hydro-Québec Building
Status:Completed
Building Type:Office
Location:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Start Date:1959
Completion Date:1962
Floor Count:26
Architect:Gaston Gagnier

The Hydro-Québec Building (French: Édifice Hydro-Québec) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada stands at 110m (360feet) with 27 floors. Completed in 1962, it houses the headquarters for Hydro-Québec as well the Montreal offices of the Premier of Quebec.[1] The building was designed by Gaston Gagnier.[2]

The building is located on René-Lévesque Boulevard, named for former premier René Lévesque, who had nationalized Quebec's hydroelectric companies in 1963 while serving as Minister of Hydroelectric Resources and Public Works in the government of Jean Lesage.[3] A bust of Lévesque was unveiled in front of the building on August 24, 2001.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hydro-Québec Head Office. Pomerleau Construction. 2009-05-06. 2013-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130612041605/http://www.pomerleau.ca/construction-contractor/Projects/114/46/Hydro-Quebec-Administrative-and-Service-Centres--13-projects-.aspx. dead.
  2. Web site: Hydro-Québec Building, images. Images Montreal. 2009-05-06.
  3. Book: Hogue, Clarence . Bolduc . André . Larouche . Daniel . Québec : un siècle d'électricité . Montreal . Libre Expression . 1979 . 405 . 2-89111-022-6 .
  4. http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.qc.ca/salle-de-presse/communiques/2001/aout/2001-08-24a.shtm Dévoilement d’un buste en hommage à René Lévesque au siège social d’Hydro-Québec