dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Montréal, Québec, Canada | en_US |
dc.coverage.temporal | 1926-1928 (creation) | en_US |
dc.creator | York & Sawyer | en_US |
dc.date | 1926-1928 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-25T21:04:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-01-25T21:04:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1926-1928 | en_US |
dc.identifier | 186117 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 1919 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/95311 | |
dc.description | 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.; 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.medium | stone; marble | en_US |
dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
dc.subject | architectural exteriors | en_US |
dc.subject | business, commerce and trade | en_US |
dc.subject | Twentieth century | en_US |
dc.subject | Beaux-Arts | en_US |
dc.title | Tour de la Banque Royale | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Old Royal Bank Building | en_US |
dc.type | image | en_US |
dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-C-M-RBB-B6 | en_US |
vra.culturalContext | Canadian | en_US |
vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
vra.worktype | bank (building) | en_US |
vra.worktype | skyscraper | en_US |
dc.contributor.display | York & Sawyer (American architectural firm, 1898-ca. 1956) | en_US |