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Skyscraper : 6.78 / 10 - 316 votes | Building's name
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Telus Tower
| Other name(s): Tour CIL, CIL Building, Maison Trust Royal
| | Location / address | 630 René-Lévesque Boulevard West / University
Montréal
Quebec, Canada
|  | Near Metro station Square-Victoria |
or |  Bus : 61, 150, 168, 410, 420, 427, 430, 515, 435 |
Get directions to this building from (zip code) | Borough Downtown
Arrondissement Ville-Marie
Centre de l'Île
| 34 floors(overground)
131 m
| | Architect |
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP
Greenspoon
Freedlander & Dunne
Plachta & Kryton
| | Beginning of construction | 1959
| | Year of construction (end) | 1962
| | Building type | Skyscraper
| | Last update: | 2013-03-27
CodeIMTL 387
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Picture by Alexis HamelYou have some information about this building: contact us | Imtl.org has no relation with owner of this building | History and facts about this building | Among the first modern skyscrapers in Montreal, The Telus tower was built at the same time that the 2 other major towers: Place Ville-Marie and CIBC Tower.
This skyscrapers is the only achievement in Montreal of the internationally known firm architect Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM). This firm has made the biggest buildings and skyscrapers in the world, including the gratter of them: Burj Dubai.
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Silhouette Factor : 18 (number of floor more than surrounding buildings within a 100 meters radius) |
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| | Historical Milestones about Montreal, What did append the same year (1962) |
See section History of Montreal- Opening of the Champlain bridge
- Montreal's first underground tunnel between Place Ville-Marie and the Central Station
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