Les Terrasses de la Chaudière is a complex of government

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s in Gatineau,

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, Canada. The complex was built in 1978 as part of

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Pierre Trudeau's initiative to see more federal workers based in the Quebec side of the Ottawa River. It was built by developer Robert Campeau and then leased to the government. This arrangement caused some controversy as Campeau had close links to the governing Liberals. The complex was named after the nearby

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in the Ottawa River. Today its three towers hold some 6,500 federal government office workers. The complex houses the headquarters of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (North Building), the headquarters of the

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(Jules Léger Building (South)), the headquarters of the

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(Jules Léger Building (South)), the headquarters of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)(Central Building), and other government entities. The centre also holds a shopping complex, a hotel, and a convention centre. The North Building of the complex is the second-tallest building in the

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, with 30 floors and a height of . It is surpassed only by the

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which stands at a height of 143 meters (469 ft).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Terrasses de la Chaudiere Buildings and structures in Gatineau Modernist architecture in Canada Canadian federal government buildings Government buildings completed in 1978 Office buildings completed in 1978 1978 establishments in Quebec

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