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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Montréal, Québec, Canadaen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1926-1928 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorYork & Sawyeren_US
dc.date1926-1928en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-25T21:04:09Z
dc.date.available2013-01-25T21:04:09Z
dc.date.issued1926-1928en_US
dc.identifier186117en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1919en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/95311
dc.descriptionThe Royal Bank building (In French: Tour de la Banque Royale) at 360 Saint-Jacques Street was built in 1926-1928. First structure in Montreal taller than Notre-Dame Basilica. When first built, it was the tallest building in the British Empire (121 meters height). The main entrance leads to a spacious and beautifully designed banking hall contained within the podium.; The Royal Bank building (In French: Tour de la Banque Royale) at 360 Saint-Jacques Street was built in 1926-1928. First structure in Montreal taller than Notre-Dame Basilica. When first built, it was the tallest building in the British Empire (121 meters height). The main entrance leads to a spacious and beautifully designed banking hall contained within the podium. Source: Emporis [website]; http://www.emporis.com/ (accessed 6/20/2009)en_US
dc.format.mediumstone; marbleen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectbusiness, commerce and tradeen_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.subjectBeaux-Artsen_US
dc.titleTour de la Banque Royaleen_US
dc.title.alternativeOld Royal Bank Buildingen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-C-M-RBB-B6en_US
vra.culturalContextCanadianen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypebank (building)en_US
vra.worktypeskyscraperen_US
dc.contributor.displayYork & Sawyer (American architectural firm, 1898-ca. 1956)en_US


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