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Old Montreal
Old Montreal (French: Vieux-Montréal) is the
oldest area in the city of Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, with few remains dating back to New
France. Located in the borough of Ville-Marie,
the area is bordered on the west by McGill St., on
the north by Ruelle des Fortifications, on the east
by Rue Saint Andre and on the south by the Saint
Lawrence River. Following recent amendments,
the district has been expanded slightly to include the rue des Soeurs Grises in
the west, Saint Antoine St. in the north and Saint Hubert Street in the east. It also
includes the Old Port of Montreal. Most of Old Montreal was declared an historic
district in 1964 by the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec.
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Old Montreal is a major tourist attraction; with
some of its buildings dating to the 17th century,
it is one of the oldest urban areas in North
America. In the eastern part of the old city (near
Place Jacques-Cartier) are found Montreal City
Hall, Bonsecours Market and Notre-Dame-de-
Bon-Secours Chapel, as well as preserved
colonial mansions such as the Château Ramezay
and the Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site of Canada. Further west,
Place d'Armes is dominated by Notre-Dame Basilica on its southern side,
accompanied by the Saint-Sulpice Seminary (the oldest extant building in
Montreal). The other sides of the square are devoted to commerce; to the north
is the former Bank of Montreal Head Office and to the west, the Aldred Building
and the 1888 New York Life Building, the oldest skyscraper in Canada. The rest of
Saint Jacques Street is lined with old bank buildings (like the Old Royal Bank
Building) from its heyday as Canada's financial centre. The south west of the old
city contains important archaeological remains of Montreal's first settlement
(around Place d'Youville and Place Royale) in the Pointe-à-Callière museum.
Architecture and cobbled streets in
Old Montreal have been
maintained or restored to keep the
look of the city in its earliest days
as a settlement, and horse-drawn
calèches help maintain that image.
The old town's riverbank is taken
up by the Old Port (Vieux-Port),
whose maritime facilities are surrounded with recreational space and a variety of
museums and attractions. The Iberville terminal on the Alexandra Pier serves as
the cruise terminal for about 50,000 passengers annually from large cruise ships
plying the St Lawrence Seaway.
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