Destination MONTREAL: Attractions & Culture
Nicknamed the city of a hundred belltowers, Montreal is renowned for its churches. As described by Mark Twain, 'This is the first time I was ever in a city where you couldn't throw a brick without breaking a church window.' The city has four Roman Catholic basilicas: Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, the Notre-Dame Basilica, St. Patrick's Basilica, and Saint Joseph's Oratory.
DESTINATION MONTREAL :
Discover Montreal,
Culture of Montreal,
Mount Royal,
Notre-Dame Basilica,
Old Montreal,
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Discover MONTREAL
Montreal was the industrial centre of Canada. The variety of buildings included factories, elevators, warehouses, mills, and refineries which today provide a legacy of historic and architectural interest. Habitat 67's striking design was created by architect Moshe Safdie and built as part of Expo 67 ...
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Culture of Montreal
As a North American city, Montreal shares many of the cultural features characteristic of the other metropolis on the continent, including representations in all traditional manifestation of high culture, a long-lasting tradition of jazz and rock music, and tentative experimentation in visual arts, theater, music, and dance ...
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Mount Royal
Mount Royal is a hill on the Island of Montreal, immediately north of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name. The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachians. It gave its Latin name, Mons Regius, to the Monteregian chain ...
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Notre Dame de Montreal Basilica
Basilique Notre-Dame de Montreal (in English, Notre-Dame Basilica) is a basilica in the historic district of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. Specifically, it is located at 116, rue Notre-Dame ouest, facing Place d'Armes, at the corner of rue Saint-Sulpice in Old Montreal (Place-d'Armes metro station) ...
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Old Montreal (Vieux-Montreal)
Old Montreal (or Vieux-Montreal in French) is the oldest area in the Canadian city of Montreal, dating back to colonial times. Located in the borough of Ville-Marie, the area is usually thought of as being bounded to the west by McGill St., to the north by Saint Antoine St., and to the south by the Saint Lawrence River ...
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