1 : please destroys this building!
2 : ugly: need major restoration, otherwise…
3 : not very beautiful.
4 : common.
5 : ok but Just for saying that this building is not common.
6 : beautiful building but not very original.
7 : pleasant, elegant building which improves its immediate environment
8 : among most beautiful building of its category.
9 : among most beautiful building of Montreal.
10 : a master peace and should be known across the world.
Public Building : 6.68 / 10 - 101 votes
Building's name
Grande Bibliothèque du Québec GBQ
Other name(s): Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec, Bibliothèque et Archive Natioale du Québec, BANQ
Location / address
475 De Maisonneuve Boulevard East / Berri Montréal Quebec, Canada
The national library was constructed with the goal of unifying the various collections spead in several buildings. The choice of the site had resulted in a long debate. Choice was at the time between this site and one near the subway Place-Des-Arts.
The vast library is one of the few buildings in Montreal to have been conceived in response to an International architecture contest.
The vast library is connected to the Metro Berri-Uquam.
The building is built on the site of the old Palais du Commerce, a vaguely Art Nouveau building which hosted Taz, as well as the Marché du Livre.
There are more then 480 buildings over 10 storeys in Montreal
Montreal attract more then 10 millions tourists a year
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