Gérard D. Levesque Building
La Cité-Limoilou, Canada
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The Gérard D. Levesque Building is a Second Empire structure in Quebec City's La Cité-Limoilou district, designed by architect Jean-Baptiste Derome. Originally built as a courthouse, the building now serves as a public administration facility. Its architectural style reflects the formal elegance characteristic of Second Empire design popular in nineteenth-century Quebec. The building holds significant heritage status, designated as both a classified heritage immovable within Quebec's provincial system and a national historic site of Canada, recognizing its cultural and architectural importance to the nation's history.
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- Type
- building of public administration
- Heritage
- part of a Quebec heritage property, classified heritage immovable
- Place
- La Cité-Limoilou, Canada
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