Designed
to be the centre of the social and cultural activities
of the colony that would become the modern city of Montreal,
Bonsecours Market served its people both under the French
regime, and later on, after the Conquest. MORE... |
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The
start of many a tour of Old Montreal, the city hall
was built in the style of the “Second Empire”
of France. A distinctive building with it odd square
turrets, it was built between 1874 and 1878 on the site
of a Jesuit church. MORE...
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Montreal
is a city with a lot of history; Europeans have been
living at the site since the 1500s and First Nations
Canadians have been living there a lot longer! Officially
settled by the French in 1642 and named “Ville
Marie de Montréal” MORE... |
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The
Montreal Dome was designed by a idiosyncratic man named
Buckminster Fuller who was obsessed with domes and how
they could help the “society of the future”.
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Located
in historic province of Quebec, the Basilica is attached
to an old Sulpician Seminary. Arriving in 1657, the
Sulpician religious order ruled the seigneury of the
island and built their parish church on the site in
1672. MORE... |
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The
chapel, which was constructed in the 1650s, is one of
the oldest buildings in Canada and remains a working
place of worship. Known to many as “Our Lady of
The Harbour”, the church adds a very European
feel to the city. MORE...
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Montreal
is a city with a lot of history; Europeans have been
living at the site since the 1500s and First Nations
Canadians have been living there a lot longer! Officially
settled by the French in 1642 and named “Ville
Marie de Montréal” MORE...
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Originally
built in 1976 to house the Olympics, the Montreal Olympic
Stadium was originally designed to be retractable. This
dream was never fully realized though, and after wrestling
with mechanical and structural problems the stadium
was made into a dome permanently. MORE.. |
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Starting
out its life as a small chapel in 1904, the congregation
grew until the chapel’s first expansion in 1917.
Later, in 1924, construction began again; the chapel would
now become a basilica, and it was finally completed in
1967. MORE...
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Constructed
in 1870, this building now houses an elegant four-star
hotel. Built by the inspiration of the architectural firm
named Hopkins & Willy and funded by a company once
called “Great Scotish Life Insurance.” MORE... |
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Started
in 1925 and finished in 1930. Strangely enough the Pont
Jacques Cartier is the site of more suicides than any
other single structure in the world besides the Golden
Gate Bridge in San Francisco. MORE... |
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This
historic Clock Tower is located in Montreal, Canada.
Built in 1919, it was dedicated to the memory of the
sailors who died in World War One. The Clock Tower is
located on a pier called Quay of The Clock. MORE...
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Additional Sections Of Montreal - Canada
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