Built on the very edge of a cliff overlooking the a 76m (250ft) drop, overlooking the surrounding city, the 611 room 80-metre-tall (260 ft) was the tallest buildings in the entire province of Quebec. To shuttle passengers and their luggage through the 18 storey building monolith, architects installed three gated manually operated elevators in the main lobby. More were added during two major expansions to the hotel, one in 1908–09, and another in 1920–24.

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