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Originally Posted by Darthreun
the project is almost approved.. the construction is suppose to begin this fall.. and it's going to be the tallest building in all Quebec
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I don't know if any sources can verify this, but according to Wikipedia, it's under construction (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...r_construction;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Phare_de_Qu%C3%A9bec). Honestly, I like the project. I didn't expect this to happen in Quebec of all places but would've expected this type of project to happen in Montreal.
The problem in Montreal isn't the vibrancy, isn't the people, nor the French language, as that quality gives it a different vibe than most Canadian cities and North American cities in general. Montreal is arguably the most charismatic city in Canada and arguably on of the most charismatic cities in the world, but even such a charming city like Montreal has a problem and that's Mount Royal (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Royal).
Mount Royal is a mountain that's 764 ft (233 m for the Canucks) and while it's one of the city's eight wonders (Ste-Catherine St, the Metro and the downtown underground , Olympic/Maisonneuve Park, the St Lawrence River, the Plateau, the Bell Centre, and the Lachine Canal rounds out the others), it's utterly ridiculous that a major city like Montreal would have it's skyline hemmed by Mount Royal.
Yes, Mount Royal is one of the city's defining features, but even then, if Montreal is going to survive as a major city, it needs to look past Mount Royal and it needs to not only build taller skyscrapers (over 1000 ft/ 300 m) as well as build taller condos within the periphery of downtown, to reduce further encroachment of gentrification.
While I agree that Montreal should expand it's mass transit system within the city as well as expand to far flung suburbs (St-Jean-sur-Richilieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Sorel-Tracy, Saint-Zotique, Rigaud, Grenville, Granby, Drummondville, Joliette, and Berthierville all need commuter rail expansions, BTW), I also agree that if Montreal is going to either remain the largest or even the second-largest city in Canada, it needs to expand it's skyline or face the peril of being surpassed by Calgary and Edmonton in importance or even Quebec and Laval for having the tallest tower in that province.