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L''''Édifice Hydro-Québec''' ({{lang-en|The Hydro-Québec Building}}) in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] stands at {{convert|110|m|ft}} with 27 floors. Completed in [[1962]], it houses the headquarters for [[Hydro-Québec]] as well the Montreal offices of the [[Premier of Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pomerleau.ca/construction-contractor/Buildings/Projets/Commercial/Office-Buildings/1/111/Hydro-Quebec-Head-Office.aspx |title=Hydro-Québec Head Office|publisher=Pomerleau Construction|accessdate=2009-05-06}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The building was designed by [[Gaston Gagnier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imtl.org/montreal/building/Hydro-Quebec.php |title=Hydro-Québec Building, images|publisher=Images Montreal|accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> |
L''''Édifice Hydro-Québec''' ({{lang-en|The Hydro-Québec Building}}) in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] stands at {{convert|110|m|ft}} with 27 floors. Completed in [[1962]], it houses the headquarters for [[Hydro-Québec]] as well the Montreal offices of the [[Premier of Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pomerleau.ca/construction-contractor/Buildings/Projets/Commercial/Office-Buildings/1/111/Hydro-Quebec-Head-Office.aspx |title=Hydro-Québec Head Office|publisher=Pomerleau Construction|accessdate=2009-05-06}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The building was designed by [[Gaston Gagnier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imtl.org/montreal/building/Hydro-Quebec.php |title=Hydro-Québec Building, images|publisher=Images Montreal|accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> |
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[[File:Rene Levesque.jpg|thumb|upright|Bust of René Lévesque]] |
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Fittingly, the building is located on [[René Lévesque Boulevard|René-Lévesque Boulevard]], named for former premier [[René Lévesque]], who had nationalized Quebec's [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] companies in 1963, while serving as Minister of Hydroelectric Resources and Public Works in the government of [[Jean Lesage]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hogue |first=Clarence |last2=Bolduc |first2=André |last3=Larouche |first3=Daniel |title=Québec : un siècle d'électricité |location=Montreal |publisher=Libre Expression |year=1979 |pages=405 |isbn=2-89111-022-6}}</ref> |
Fittingly, the building is located on [[René Lévesque Boulevard|René-Lévesque Boulevard]], named for former premier [[René Lévesque]], who had nationalized Quebec's [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] companies in 1963, while serving as Minister of Hydroelectric Resources and Public Works in the government of [[Jean Lesage]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hogue |first=Clarence |last2=Bolduc |first2=André |last3=Larouche |first3=Daniel |title=Québec : un siècle d'électricité |location=Montreal |publisher=Libre Expression |year=1979 |pages=405 |isbn=2-89111-022-6}}</ref> A [[bust (sculpture)|bust]] of René Lévesque was unveiled on August 24, 2001.<ref>[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] |
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== See also == |
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* [[Hydro-Québec]] |
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==References== |
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L'Édifice Hydro-Québec (Template:Lang-en) in Montreal, Quebec stands at 110 metres (360 ft) 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]
Fittingly, 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 René Lévesque was unveiled on August 24, 2001.[4]
References
- ^ "Hydro-Québec Head Office". Pomerleau Construction. Retrieved 2009-05-06. [dead link]
- ^ "Hydro-Québec Building, images". Images Montreal. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Hogue, Clarence; Bolduc, André; Larouche, Daniel (1979). Québec : un siècle d'électricité. Montreal: Libre Expression. p. 405. ISBN 2-89111-022-6.
- ^ Dévoilement d’un buste en hommage à René Lévesque au siège social d’Hydro-Québec
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