COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Digital Research Library
Record
Title:
Promenade Samuel-De Champlain: Station des Cageux
Title:
Observation tower and interpretive pavilion on dock, seen from the promenade looking south, Quebec Bridge in distance
View:
Observation tower and interpretive pavilion on dock, seen from the promenade looking south, Quebec Bridge in distance
Creators:
Daoust Lestage, Inc. (Canadian architectural firm, active ca. 1990)
Date:
2006-2008 (creation)
Style/Period:
Twenty-first century
Location:
site: Québec, Québec, Canada
Location Note:
Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge arrondissement (borough), western end of the promenade; 2795 Boulevard Champlain
GPS:
+46.755595-71.272262
Culture:
Canadian
Materials:
wood; stone; steel; glass
Work Types:
buildings; information centers (facilities); visitors' centers; built works; towers (single built works); observation towers; open spaces; waterfront spaces; docks
Description:
The entire park is divided into three areas; this is the west end of the park nearest the Quebec Bridge (lying further southwest), and is considered the "interpretive pole." Located on the dock at the western end of the promenade, the 25 meter tall observation tower provides a panoramic view of the entire promenade (park) and the St. Lawrence River. The other feature is the 250 m2 cafe pavilion with indoor and outdoor seating; it is multifunctional and also hosts an interpretive exhibit about the shipping and timber industries of the Sillery cove and the building of the Quebec Bridge. The tower, with its steel structure and latticed timber flanks, refers both to historic pier towers and to the lumber pilings characteristic of the 19th century port lumberyards. The project was carried out in conjunction with celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec. (Source: Commission de la Capitale Nationale Quebec; http://www.capitale.gouv.qc.ca/)
Classification:
Architecture and City Planning
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Image Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Vendor ID:
1A2-C-QC-PSC-A06
MDID Identifier:
69384
Archivision Set:
Archivision Addition Module Nine
Measurements:
25 m (height, observation tower)
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