1000 de La Gauchetière
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| Basic data | |
| Place: | Montreal , Canada |
| Opening: | 1992 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | Postmodern |
| Architect : | Lemay & Associates, Dimitri Dimakopoulos & Associates |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | Office space, shopping center |
| Owner : | Société immobilière Trans-Québec |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 205 m |
| Rank (height) : | 1st place (Montreal) |
| Floors : | 51 |
| Elevators : | 22nd |
| Floor area : | 95,300 m² |
| Building material : | Structure: steel. Facade: glass , granite |
1000 de La Gauchetière is a skyscraper in Montreal , Canada . It was completed in 1992 and is the tallest building in the city with a height of 205 meters. The postmodern style skyscraper is located in the central arrondissement of Ville-Marie on Rue de La Gauchetière, near Place du Canada . It bears house number 1000, hence its name. Together with other tall buildings in the area, it has a major impact on the city's skyline .
description
Like all skyscrapers in Montreal, 1000 de La Gauchetière is subject to a height restriction according to city building regulations. This states that no building may tower over the summit of Montreal's local mountain, Mont Royal (233 meters above sea level). The building has a striking triangular roof made of copper and copper rotundas over the four entrances at the corners of the house. These were inspired by the neighboring Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal cathedral .
The name of the street and the skyscraper are reminiscent of Daniel Migeon, sieur de La Gauchetière (1671–1746), a French officer who once owned the property. The building was planned by the architects Lemay & Associates and Dimitri Dimakopoulos & Associates. The construction work was carried out by Pomerleau, the largest construction company in the province of Québec . After opening in 1992, the skyscraper was initially owned by Bell Canada and Teleglobe . Ten years later he was acquired by Société immobilière Trans-Québec, a subsidiary of the state pension insurance CDPQ .
1000 de La Gauchetière has a shopping center , fitness center and an artificial ice rink . Under the building is the Terminus Center-ville operated by the Agence métropolitaine de transport , a bus station for lines to the southern suburbs. Montréal souterrain , the widely branched underground city , connects the skyscraper with neighboring buildings, the main train station Gare Centrale and the underground station Bonaventure .
See also
Web links
- Website of the building (French, English)
- Entry on emporis.com
- Entry on skyscraperpage.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rue de La Gauchetière. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed June 17, 2011 (French).
Coordinates: 45 ° 29 '53.7 " N , 73 ° 33' 58.6" W.