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1000 de la Gauchetière

1000 de la Gauchetière
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General information
Type Office
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°29′54″N 73°33′59″W / 45.498243°N 73.566274°W / 45.498243; -73.566274Coordinates: 45°29′54″N 73°33′59″W / 45.498243°N 73.566274°W / 45.498243; -73.566274
Completed 1992
Client Bell Canada and Teleglobe
Owner CDPQ
Height
Roof 205 m (673 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 51
Floor area 153,300 m2 (1,650,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators 22
Design and construction
Architecture firm Lemay & Associates, Dimakopoulos & Associates
Main contractor Pomerleau
References

1000 de la Gauchetière is a skyscraper in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is named for its address at 1000 De la Gauchetière Street West in the city's downtown. It is Montreal's tallest building. It rises to the maximum height approved by the city (the elevation of Mount Royal) at 205 m (673 ft) and 51 floors. A popular feature of this building is its atrium which holds a large ice skating rink.

The building was designed by Lemay & Associates and Dimakopoulos & Associates architects, and built in 1992 at the same time as the nearby 1250 René-Lévesque which rises at 47 floors. It is an example of Postmodern Architecture, with a distinctive triangular copper roof as well as four copper-capped rotunda entrances at the tower base corners. Those were inspired from the Mary, Queen of the World, Cathedral on the north side of the building, following the trend set by Place de la Cathédrale (Tour KPMG) of Montreal skyscrapers borrowing some of their design from that of the nearest church. Also, the semi-spherical corner caps mirror the shape of the half-circular windows of neighbouring Marriott Château Champlain hotel, which were themselves inspired by the arches of the adjoining Windsor Station.


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