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{{short description|Complex of government office buildings in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada}}
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| name             = Terrasses de la Chaudière
| image            = Terrasses de la Chaudière aerial photo.jpg
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| caption          = Terrasses de la Chaudière
| completion_date  = 1978
| building_type    = Office complex
| address          = 15, rue Eddy<br />[[Gatineau]], [[Quebec]]<br />J8X 4B3
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| current_tenants  = [[Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]]<br />[[Department of Canadian Heritage]]<br />[[Canadian Transportation Agency]]<br />[[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]]<br />[[Employment and Social Development Canada]]<br />[[Shared Services Canada]]<br />[[Public Services and Procurement Canada]]<br />[[Women and Gender Equality Canada]]
| developer        = [[Robert Campeau]]
| architect        = Le Groupe Arcop
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The '''Terrasses de la Chaudière''' ({{IPA|fr|letɛʁas də la ʃodjɛʁ}}) is a complex of government [[office building]]s in [[Gatineau]], [[Quebec]], Canada. The complex was built in 1978 as part of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[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 [[Chaudière Falls]] in the Ottawa River.
Today its three towers hold some 6,500 federal government office workers.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} The complex houses the headquarters of [[Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] (North Building),<ref>"[https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1603225519672/1603310558983 Contact Us]." [[Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]]. Retrieved on September 24, 2021.</ref> the headquarters of the [[Department of Canadian Heritage]] (Jules Léger Building (South)),<ref>"[http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1360090095798/1360090399633 Contact Us]." [[Canadian Heritage]]. Retrieved on February 4, 2011. "Address: Canadian Heritage 15 Eddy Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M5." [http://www.pch.gc.ca/fra/1360090095798/1360090399633 Communiquer avec nous]: "Adresse : Patrimoine canadien 15, rue Eddy Gatineau, Québec K1A 0M5"</ref> the headquarters of the [[Canadian Transportation Agency]] (Jules Léger Building (South)),<ref>"[http://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/doc.php?skw-mcs=contact&lang=eng Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721064438/http://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/doc.php?skw-mcs=contact&lang=eng |date=2011-07-21 }}." [[Canadian Transportation Agency]]. Retrieved on February 4, 2011. "Office: Canadian Transportation Agency 15 Eddy Street Gatineau, Quebec J8X 4B3" [http://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/doc.php?skw-mcs=contact&lang=fra Address in French] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721064542/http://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/doc.php?skw-mcs=contact&lang=fra |date=2011-07-21 }}: "Adresse municipale : Office des transports du Canada 15, rue Eddy Gatineau (Québec) J8X 4B3"</ref> the headquarters of the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC)(Central Building),<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/contact.htm Contact Us]." [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]]. Retrieved on February 4, 2011. "At the Central Office Les Terrasses de la Chaudière Central Building 1 Promenade du Portage Gatineau, Quebec J8X 4B1." [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/fra/contact.htm Address in French]: "À l'administration centrale Les Terrasses de la Chaudière Édifice central 1, promenade du Portage Gatineau (Québec) J8X 4B1."</ref> and other government entities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Les Terrasses de la Chaudière - North Building - tbs-sct.gc.ca|url=https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dfrp-rbif/sn-ns/007608-eng.aspx|access-date=2022-03-15|website=tbs-sct.gc.ca|date=January 1994 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Les Terrasses de la Chaudière - Central Building - tbs-sct.gc.ca|url=https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dfrp-rbif/sn-ns/023549-eng.aspx|access-date=2022-03-15|website=tbs-sct.gc.ca|date=January 1994 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Les Terrasses de la Chaudière - Jules Léger Building - tbs-sct.gc.ca|url=https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dfrp-rbif/sn-ns/103699-eng.aspx|access-date=2022-03-15|website=tbs-sct.gc.ca|date=January 1994 }}</ref> The centre also holds a shopping complex, a hotel, and a convention centre.
The North Building of the complex is the [[List of tallest buildings in Ottawa–Gatineau|second-tallest building]] in the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]], with 30 floors and a height of {{convert|124|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terrasses de la Chaudière I, Gatineau - SkyscraperPage.com|url=https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3102|access-date=2021-09-03|website=skyscraperpage.com}}</ref> It is surpassed only by the [[Claridge Icon]] which stands at a height of 143 meters (469 ft).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Claridge Icon, Ottawa - SkyscraperPage.com|url=https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=41088|access-date=2021-09-03|website=skyscraperpage.com}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of tallest buildings in Ottawa–Gatineau]]
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