Price Building

The Price Building 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.

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Type: Building
Description: skyscraper in Quebec City, Canada
Also known as: “Edifice Price” and “Édifice Price”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Québec City Hall and Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Québec City Hall

Town hall

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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Latitude

46.81295° or 46° 48′ 47″ north

Longitude

-71.20811° or 71° 12′ 29″ west

Inception

1931

Levels

Height

82 metres (269 feet)

Roof shape

flat

Open location code

87RCRQ7R+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 27336877

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q373143

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Satellite Map

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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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