floors, granite and limestone; its furnishings reproduce traditional Quebec styles, and is decorated with paintings by local artists on loan from the Musée du Québec. In 2006, renewed criticism regarding current Premier Jean Charest′s limited use of the apartment led to another proposal for a proper official residence. Charest, who heads a family of five and lives in Montreal, saw little reason to move them across the province. These proposals were not taken further, and Charest′s successor, Pauline Marois, made regular use of the apartment. See also Marine Building: a contemporaneous (October 7, 1930), similarly sized 22-floor skyscraper built in Vancouver. References External links Edifice Price at Emporis Édifice Price at SkyscraperPage Edifice Price at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)′s The Skyscraper Center : The Global Tall Building Database of the CTBUH Édifice Price in the Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (Québec Cultural Heritage Directory) Édifice Price page of history — images from the Quebec City Archives Édifice Price point of interest — Quebec City′s Vieux-Québec Édifice Price — geolocated SketchUp 3D model at 3D Warehouse Édifice Price, Quebec City, Canada — images by Megan Boardman at manchesterhistory.net Art Deco architecture in Canada Buildings and structures in Quebec City Art Deco skyscrapers Châteauesque architecture in Canada Official residences in Canada Ross and Macdonald buildings Buildings and structures completed in 1931 Old Quebec Ivanhoé Cambridge