Price Building
The Édifice Price is an 18-floor skyscraper in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1928–1930 amid controversy for Price Brothers Limited, it is the tallest building in the Old Quebec historical district, as well as one of the oldest skyscrapers in Canada.- Type: Building
- Description: skyscraper in Quebec City, Canada
- Also known as: “Edifice Price” and “Édifice Price”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Québec City Hall and Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Québec City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City Hall of Quebec City is the seat of local government in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was inaugurated on September 15, 1896 in the Old Quebec neighbourhood. Québec City Hall is situated 100 metres north of Price Building.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Church
Photo: TravelingOtter, CC BY 2.0.
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec. It is home to two parishes: the Parish of Quebec and la Paroisse de Tous les Saints. Holy Trinity Cathedral is situated 120 metres east of Price Building.
Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec
Church
Photo: Pofortin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec is the primatial church and seat of the Archdiocese of Quebec, located at 16, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec. Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec is situated 190 metres northeast of Price Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plains of Abraham and Lévis.
Plains of Abraham
Locality
Photo: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plains of Abraham is a historic area within the Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was established on 17 March 1908. The land is the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which took place on 13 September 1759, but hundreds of acres of the fields became used for grazing, housing, and minor industrial structures.
Lévis
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lévis is a city of 149,700 in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City.
Vanier
Suburb
Vanier is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City in 2002. It is located within the Borough of Les Rivières. Population : 11,504 Fleur de Lys centre commercial, a shopping centre is located in Vanier. Vanier is situated 3½ km west of Price Building.
Price Building
- Categories: skyscraper and office building
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.81295° or 46° 48′ 47″ northLongitude
-71.20811° or 71° 12′ 29″ westInception
1931Levels
18Height
82 metres (269 feet)Open location code
87RCRQ7R+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 27336877OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q373143
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Price Building” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Price eraikina”
- Chinese: “普赖斯大厦”
- Estonian: “Édifice Price”
- French: “édifice Price”
- French: “Édifice Price”
- German: “Édifice Price”
- German: “Price Building”
- Indonesian: “Édifice Price”
- Italian: “Edificio Price”
- Slovenian: “Édifice Price”
- Spanish: “Edificio Price”
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