List of tallest buildings in Quebec City facts for kids
Prominent buildings from left to right: The Concorde, Édifice Marie-Guyart, Château Frontenac, Place Hauteville (partly obscured by the Château), Hôtel Hilton Québec, City Hall, Édifice Price and Édifice d'Youville (protruding from behind Édifice Price).
Quebec City is the second largest city in Quebec with a growing population of 531,902. As of September 2019, the tallest building in the city is the 132 m (433 ft) tall Édifice Marie-Guyart.
The history of skyscrapers in Quebec City began with the completion of the 82 m (269 ft) tall Édifice Price in 1930. Most of the city's skyscrapers, including the tallest, were built between the late 1960s and early 1980s.
Château Frontenac was the tallest building in the province of Quebec from the completion of its tallest tower in 1924 to the completion of Montreal's Royal Bank Tower in 1928.
As of September 2023, a 23 storeys condo tower called “SWL” is approved to be built in Sainte-Foy, a neighborhood in Quebec City.
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Tallest buildings
This list ranks buildings in Quebec City that stand at least 60 m (197 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
| Rank | Building | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Édifice Marie-Guyart |  |
132 m (433 ft) | 33 | 1972 | The tallest building in Canada to the east of Montreal. 176.5 m (579 ft) tall with antenna. | |
| 2 | Complexe Jules Dallaire II |  |
110 m (360 ft) | 28 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Place Hauteville |  |
107 m (351 ft) | 34 | 1974 | ||
| 4 | Hôtel Le Concorde |  |
91 m (299 ft) | 31 | 1974 | ||
| 5 | Hôtel Hilton Québec |  |
84 m (276 ft) | 28 | 1974 | ||
| 6 | Édifice Price |  |
82 m (269 ft) | 18 | 1930 | This is the first skyscraper built in Quebec City. | |
| 7 | Place de la Capitale |  |
80.2 m (263 ft) | 21 | 1974 | ||
| 8 | Le Samuel-Holland I |  |
80 m (262 ft) | 24 | 1981 | ||
| 9 | Château Frontenac |  |
77 m (253 ft) | 18 | 1893 | ||
| 10 | Édifice d'Youville |  |
76 m (249 ft) | 21 | 1969 | ||
| 11 | Complexe Jules-Dallaire I |  |
75.5 m (248 ft) | 17 | 2010 |
Other important buildings
Quebec Parliament Building
The Parliament Building (French: Hôtel du Parlement) is an eight-floor building and home to the Parliament of Quebec (composed of the Lieutenant-Governor and the National Assembly) in Quebec City. The building was designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché and was built from 1877 to 1886. With the frontal tower, the building stands at 52 metres or 171 feet in height.
It features the Second Empire architectural style that was popular for prestigious buildings both in Europe (especially France where the style originated) and the United States during the latter 19th century. Although somewhat more sober in appearance and lacking a towering central belfry, Quebec City's Parliament Building bears a definite likeness to the Philadelphia City Hall, another Second Empire edifice in North America which was built during the same period. Even though the building's symmetrical layout with a frontal clock tower in the middle is typical of legislative institutions of British heritage, the architectural style is believed to be unique among parliament buildings found in other Canadian provincial capitals. Its facade presents a pantheon representing significant events and people of the history of Quebec.
Palace Station
Gare du Palais (‘Palace Station’) is a train and bus station in Quebec City. Its name comes from its proximity to the Palace of the Intendant of New France. It is served by Via Rail, Canada’s national passenger railway, and by the private coach company Orléans Express.
Built in 1915 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the two-storey châteauesque station is similar in design to the Château Frontenac. The station had no passenger rail service from 1976 to 1985, although it once again hosts regular daily services west to Montreal's Central Station via Drummondville. It was designated a Heritage Railway Station in 1992.
Timeline of tallest buildings
| Period | Building | Height | Floors | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886-1924 | Parliament Building Government |
52.1 m (171 ft) | 4 |  |
| 1924-1930 | Château Frontenac Hotel |
79.9 m (262 ft) | 18 |  |
| 1930-1972 | Édifice Price Mixed use |
82 m (269 ft) | 18 | |
| 1972–Present | Édifice Marie-Guyart Office |
132 m (433 ft) | 33 |  |
See also
