Le 1000 de La Gauchetière Le 1000 de la Gauchetière is Montreal's tallest skyscraper, simply named for its address at 1000, rue De La Gauchetière Ouest in the city's downtown. It rises at the maximum height approved by the city (the elevation of Mount Royal) at 205m (673ft) and 51 floors. 1000 de La Gauchetière, seen from Mount Royal. ...
1000 de La Gauchetière, seen from Mount Royal. ...
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Alternate uses: Mount Royal (disambiguation) Mount Royal (French: mont Royal) is a mountain on the Island of Montreal, immediately north of downtown Montréal, Québec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name. ...
To be precise, the tower is Montreal's tallest if measured to the roof; the 1250 René-Lévesque and the Tour CIBC possess spires that exceed 1000 de La Gauchetière in height, but the buildings themselves are shorter. Also, when viewed as part of the skyline, 1000 de La Gauchetière appears from certain angles to be shorter; this is because it is built on lower ground. A modern spire on the Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. ...
1000 de La Gauchetière by night The building was designed by Lemay & Associates and Dimakopoulos & Associates architects, and built in 1992 at the same time as the nearby 1250 Boulevard 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 Marie Reine du Monde Cathedral on the north side of the building, following the trend set by Place de la Cathédrale 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. Postmodernity or postmodern architecture is a period, whose first examples are generally cited as being from the 1950s, which runs through the present. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 , 4, d Density, Hardness 8920 kg/m3, 3. ...
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Inside, the structural core is of concrete, with steel making up the rest of the floorplates. It is serviced by 22 elevators, and its recessed corners allow up to 12 corner offices per floor. In addition to its office space and shopping areas, it includes a full-size indoor skating rink (the Amphithéâtre Bell), a physical fitness center, a major bus terminus (the Terminus Centre-Ville) serving city and commuter buses to Longueuil and other South Shore communities, and links to other underground city buildings and the Bonaventure metro station. This article is about the construction material. ...
Steel framework Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ...
Longueuil is a city in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from Montreal, of which it is a suburb. ...
Montreals underground city (French: La Ville souterraine) is the well-known underground city complex in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...
Place-Saint-Henri station The Montreal Métro is the main form of public transportation for the city of Montreal and was the second metro system to be built in Canada, opening 12 years after the Toronto subway. ...
When it was built, 1000 de la Gauchetière was owned jointly by Bell Canada Enterprises and Teleglobe. In 2002, SITQ, a division of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDP Capital), bought the building for CDN$184 million. Bell Canada Enterprises is a major telecommunications company and a provider of telephone services in Canada. ...
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See also
External links - Official website (http://www.le1000.com)
- Emporis datasheet (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112378)
- SkyscraperPage datasheet (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7078)
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