Hôtel Le Concorde Québec is a skyscraper hotel in
Quebec City
Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...
,
Quebec
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, Canada. It contains 405 rooms over 26 floors. Le Concorde is known for its revolving restaurant, Ciel! (formerly L'Astral), which is situated on the top floor of the hotel and offers a 360-degree view of Quebec City and the
Saint Lawrence River
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. The hotel is located in the historic restaurant district ''La Grande Allée'' and behind is the historic national park
The Plains of Abraham (French: ''Les plaines d'Abraham'') and
The Battlefields Park
The Battlefields Park () includes the Plains of Abraham with the nearby and smaller Des Braves park, both within the district of Montcalm in Quebec City, and forms one of the few Canadian national urban parks. Its significance lies in the Battle ...
(French: ''Parc des Champs-de-Bataille'').
History
The hotel was constructed by wealthy businessman Marcel Adams, owner of Développement Iberville, and designed by architect
Dimitri Dimakopoulos
Dimitri Dimakopoulos (14 September 1929 – 7 November 1995) was a Greek-Canadian architect. He was best known for having been involved in the design of several notable buildings in Downtown Montreal.
Early life
Dimakopoulos was born in Athens ...
. It opened on 1 April 1974 as Loews Le Concorde, operated by
Loews Hotels
Loews Hotels is an American luxury hospitality company that owns or operates 26 hotels in the United States and Canada. Loews' hotels and resorts are located in major North American city centers and resort destinations.
Headquartered in New Yo ...
, under the terms of a 99-year lease. In 2069, at the end of this lease, ownership was to return to Adams or his successor.
In November 2013, Loews announced that the hotel would cease operations in February 2014. In January 2014, it was announced that the hotel would be sold to Groupe Savoie for $11,5M in order to transform it into a luxury retirement apartment building. This plan was met with opposition from local businesses, who feared the loss of customers from the hotel. In the end, the hotel closed briefly and was repurchased for $13M by the businessman Jean-Guy Sylvain, who already owned other hotels in the Old Capital region, and his associates who renovated the building. The hotel reopened in May 2014 as Hôtel Le Concorde Québec, no longer affiliated with Loews.
Since October 2015, as a landmark building, its exterior is illuminated at night.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Quebec City This list of tallest buildings in Quebec City ranks high-rise buildings in the city by height. Quebec City is the capital and second largest city in Quebec, with a population of 531,902. The history of skyscrapers in Quebec City began with the compl ...
References
External links
Official website
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Hotels in Quebec City
Brutalist architecture in Canada
Hotel buildings completed in 1974
Skyscraper hotels in Canada
Hotels established in 1974
1974 establishments in Quebec