Parliament Building of Quebec

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legislative building parliament building seat of legislature

The Parliament Building of Quebec is a grand Second Empire–style legislative complex in Quebec City that houses the National Assembly of Quebec and serves as a central symbol of the province’s political life.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Parliament Building (Quebec City) 1
Édifice Honoré-Mercier 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative building ⓘ
parliament building ⓘ
seat of legislature ⓘ
architect Eugène-Étienne Taché ⓘ
architecturalStyle Second Empire ⓘ
buildingMaterial stone ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1877 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
formerOccupant National Assembly of Quebec ⓘ
surface form: Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Council of Quebec ⓘ
function seat of the National Assembly of Quebec ⓘ
hasGarden Parliament Hill (Quebec) grounds ⓘ
surface form: Parliament gardens of Quebec
hasPart National Assembly chamber ⓘ
Parliament Hill (Quebec) grounds ⓘ
Salon rouge ⓘ
central tower ⓘ
inner courtyard ⓘ
main façade on Honoré-Mercier Avenue ⓘ
hasStatue François-Xavier Garneau ⓘ
George-Étienne Cartier ⓘ
Jacques Cartier ⓘ
Jean Talon ⓘ
Louis-Joseph Papineau ⓘ
Samuel de Champlain ⓘ
multiple historical figures of Quebec ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Quebec cultural heritage site ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1985 ⓘ
houses National Assembly of Quebec ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1886 ⓘ
legislativeBody National Assembly of Quebec ⓘ
locatedIn Quebec City ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form: Quebec
mainEntranceFrom Honoré-Mercier Avenue ⓘ
mottoInscription Je me souviens ⓘ
mottoLanguage French ⓘ
near Old Quebec ⓘ
Plains of Abraham ⓘ
numberOfFloors 8 ⓘ
officialLanguageOfProceedings French ⓘ
operator National Assembly of Quebec ⓘ
overlooks Grande Allée ⓘ
owner Government of Quebec ⓘ
publicAccess guided tours available ⓘ
roofFeature mansard roof ⓘ
symbolOf Government of Quebec ⓘ
surface form: Quebec provincial government

political life of Quebec ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
towerFeature clock ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Cité-Limoilou → contains → Parliament Building of Quebec ⓘ
Quebec City → hasLandmark → Parliament Building of Quebec ⓘ
National Assembly of Quebec → locatedInBuilding → Parliament Building of Quebec ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament Building (Quebec City)
Premier of Quebec → residence → Parliament Building of Quebec ⓘ
this entity surface form: Édifice Honoré-Mercier