Montreal, Oct 2006

This journal features the sights we saw during our partial day in Montreal. Notre Dame Basilica & Place d'Armes are featured in a separate journal.

Montreal, an important port and financial center, is Québec's largest city, the second largest city in Canada, & the largest French speaking metropolis in the Western Hemisphere. But over the years, the city has made room for millions of immigrants who speak dozens of languages. (For example, about 14% of the people who live in the metropolitan area claim ... (more)

Dorchester Square
which lies on either side of René-Lévesque Blvd near Peel...

Boer War monument
The Square features statues of former Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier and...

Part of the monument
The northern part of the Square is a popular departure point for city...

The pigeon man
Note the squirrel in the lower left corner.

Place du Canada
The statue of Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. MacDonald has a...

A slightly better shot of John A.

Protesters on the street
The pro-Israel side. They were pleased I wanted to take their photo ;o)...

The anti-Israel side
across the street.

"Mary Queen of the World Cathedral"
and Basilica (1894) locally known as Cathedrale Marie-Reine du Monde,...

The narthex (lobby)
with the 13 patron siants on top. The cathedral is the seat of the Roman...

The 13 patron saints
Instead of statues of the 12 apostles, like those on the façade of St....

The impressive monument
in front of the cathedral. That distinctive building in the background is the...

A different angle
Built to replace the former Saint-Jacques Cathedral which had burned in 1852,...

Bishop Ignace Bourget
who was in charge of the diocese when the cathedral was built. The...

The high altar features a replica
of Bernini's vast baldachin (decorative canopy) in Saint Peter's in...

The great Casavant organ
was inaugurated in 1893 & has been rebuilt several times since. It...

The dome
Unfortunately, their web site is only available in French. However,...

Ste Catherine Street area
Downtown has always been identified with Ste Catherine Street,...

"Windsor Station" (1889)
at the corner of Peel & de La Gauchetière West, was built by...

another angle
The building was once scheduled for demolition, but thanks to its heritage...

St George’s Anglican Church (1870),
on Peel Street near Windsor Station, is a cruciform styled jewel of...

Unidentified building (ub)1

ub2

Striking McGill Alumni Association
building at 1430 Peel Street.

ub4 - an extraordinary relic
that is currently occupied by Telus. Could not find any background...

closeup

Just trying to get by.........

St Joseph Oratory on Mount Royal
We came here to have our group picture taken on the steps. It’s a...

College Notre Dame
a francophone private school that goes from grade 1 through high...

Olympic Stadium, viewed from Mount Royal
Olympic Stadium, in Olympic Park, was built for the XXI Olympiad held in...

The Jacques Cartier Bridge
which connects downtown Montreal with Parc Jean-Drapeau and the south...

article published 11/09/2006

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