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Édifice Jean-Antoine-Panet

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Édifice Jean-Antoine-Panet (French pronunciation: [edifis ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan panɛ]) is an 8 floor office tower built in 1931, located in Quebec City, Quebec and is part of the complex of buildings of the Government of Quebec. The Beaux-Arts building was designed by architects Lorenzo Auger, Oscar Beaulé and Raoul Chênevert.

Exterior view, June 2023

It was named in honour of the first speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, Jean-Antoine Panet. It originally housed the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture[1] and since 1985 used as office space by the Quebec National Assembly.

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