La capitale Observatory, Observatory on the 31st floor of Édifice Marie-Guyart in Quebec City, Canada
La Capitale Observatory is a viewing platform on the 31st floor of Édifice Marie-Guyart, rising 221 meters above ground. From this height, visitors see across Quebec City, the St. Lawrence River, and the mountain ranges in the distance.
Édifice Marie-Guyart was built in 1972 as the tallest building in the provincial government complex at that time. The observation platform at its top was later added to give visitors a view of the capital.
The multimedia interpretation circuit was created by Bart Dufour and draws on the 1960s, a period that shaped Quebec society and its capital. Visitors can explore this content while looking out over the city from the 31st floor.
The observatory occupies the 31st and top floor of Édifice Marie-Guyart on the parliamentary hill, at 221 metres above sea level. Its wide glazed walls face the old town, the St. Lawrence, Île d'Orléans and the Appalachian and Laurentian ranges, so the direction you look decides the view. The Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec has run it since 2008.
Before becoming an observation deck, the 31st floor served as a temporary exhibition space called Anima G. Since 2008 the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec has managed the site, which drew nearly 91,000 visitors in 2016.
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