Capitole de Quebec
| Capitole de Quebec | |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | November 14, 1986 |
| Type | national historical site |
| ID | 7405 |
| place | Quebec |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 48 '46.2 " N , 71 ° 12' 49.9" W |
| Recognized by | Government of Canada |
| Approved by | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
The Capitole de Québec (originally called Auditorium de Québec ) is an event venue in the Canadian city of Québec . The Beaux-Arts-style building is located on Rue Saint-Jean, right next to the city wall at Porte Saint-Jean. It has an eye-catching round front facade. On November 14, 1986, the facility was declared a National Historic Site of Canada under the name Capitol Theater / Québec Auditorium National Historic Site .
history
In 1900 the Académie de musique was destroyed by fire. A company run by Simon-Napoléon Parent (then Mayor of Québec City and Prime Minister of the Province of Québec ) financed the new auditorium. After a year of construction, the building designed by the American architect Walter S. Painter was opened on August 31, 1903. The hall offered space for 1,600 spectators. The for-profit management preferred appearances by stars like Sarah Bernhardt or Emma Albani , while neglecting local opera and theater productions. During a demonstration against the introduction of conscription on March 29, 1918, the administration wing was devastated, as the auditorium served as a recruiting office.
The auditorium was rebuilt in 1927 so that it could also be used as a cinema ; it received a Casavant organ for the musical accompaniment of silent films . In 1930 the building was renamed Capitole . After the third floor was renovated in 1935, a radio station moved there. 1953 was the world premiere of the film I confess (I confess) of Alfred Hitchcock instead, which had been turned to a large extent in Quebec City. A gradual decline began in the 1970s after the Grand Théâtre de Québec opened . In 1982 the Capitole closed and the building remained unused for almost a decade. In 1992 the Capitole was reopened after extensive renovation. Today the hall holds 1106 spectators, and a hotel and a restaurant are integrated into the operation.
Web links
- Capitole de Quebec
- Entry in the Cultural Property Register of the Province of Québec (French)
- Entry in the Directory of Historic Places of Canada (French)
- Entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia : English , French
Individual evidence
- ^ Capitol Theater / Québec Auditorium National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed November 1, 2014 .