- Tour Telus
Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = Tour Telus
| built =1960
use = Office
location =Montreal ,Quebec Canada
roof = 140 m (459 feet)
top_floor =
antenna_spire =
floor_count = 34
floor_area =
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architect =Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
skyscraperpage_id = 1427
emporis_id = 112332Tour Telus is an office building at 630
René Lévesque Boulevard West inMontreal . It was built forCanadian Industries Limited from1960 to1962 , given the name CIL House. Designed by architectGordon Bunshaft from the architectural firmSkidmore, Owings and Merrill with local architects Greenspoon, Freedlander and Dunne, it stands 131m (430ft ) and 34 storeys tall. In 1960, Bunshaft had recently completed his seminal work,Lever House in New York City.During the 1960's when Montreal's financial district shifted from its St. James Street epicenter to midtown, The CIL House also became the annex headquarters of the
Bank of Montreal when it added a main banking branch there. Then-named Dorchester Boulevard West became the financial center of Montreal and Canada with the largest Canadian banks and insurance companies having a presence. In later years, CIL moved its head office operations to Ontario. TheRoyal Trust later received naming rights to the building when it located its head office there until the merger with theRoyal Bank of Canada . The nameRoyal Trust Tower now refers to another building in Toronto.Today, it is home to the Montreal operations of
Telus , but also houses the local offices ofAccenture , Canada Life,Citibank as well as aBank of Montreal branch.ee also
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List of Montreal's 10 tallest skyscrapers External links
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1427 Skyscraperpage.com Profile]
* [http://www.redbourne.ca/HTMLsEN/EN_630ReneLevesque.html Redbourne (real-estate manager of the building)]
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