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Mount Royal Chalet is a building located near the summit of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The chalet was constructed in 1932 [1] under the mayoralty of Camillien Houde as a make-work project during the Great Depression. [2] The French Beaux Arts structure was designed by Montreal architect Aristide Beaugrand-Champagne (1876-1950). [3 ...
The Montreal Botanical Garden, located in the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, comprises 75 hectares (190 acres) of thematic gardens and greenhouses. It is one of the biggest botanical Gardens in the world, second only to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in England. The Montreal Insectarium is located within the Botanical Garden and features ...
The mountain is the site of Mount Royal Park (French: Parc du Mont-Royal), one of Montreal's largest greenspaces. [15] The park was originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (who also co-designed New York City's Central Park ) and was inaugurated in 1876, [ 16 ] although not completed to his design.
Jeanne Mance Park, formerly known as Fletcher's Field, is an urban park in the Plateau Mont-Royal borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Named after the co-founder of Montreal, Jeanne Mance, the park is located along Park Avenue, opposite Mount Royal, and just south of Mount Royal Avenue. [1] It has an area of 14 hectares. [2]
The Sir George-Étienne Cartier Monument is a monument by sculptor George William Hill (1862–1934), with depiction of George-Étienne Cartier, located in Mount Royal Park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The monument, which is topped by a winged Goddess of Liberty, was inaugurated on September 6, 1919 in the heart of Fletcher's Field west side.
Postcard view, contrasting horizontal car in foreground with cars on inclined section, at rear. The funicular crossing the Mount Royal park trail. The Mount Royal Funicular Railway , also known as the Mountain Park Funicular Railway and the Mount Royal Elevator , was a funicular railway serving Mount Royal Park in Montreal , Quebec , Canada ...
Saint Louis Square (officially in French: square Saint-Louis) is an urban square in Montreal's Plateau Mont Royal. Its eastern edge fronts onto Saint Denis Street , a major north–south artery. Square Saint Louis Street runs along both the square's northern and southern sides, while Laval Avenue runs along its western side.
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