12 March 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Notre-Dame Basilica © Diego Delso/cc-by-sa-4.0
Old Montreal (
French: Vieux-Montréal) is a historic
neighbourhood within the
municipality of
Montreal in the province of
Quebec,
Canada. Home to the
Old Port of Montreal, the neighbourhood is bordered on the west by
McGill Street, on the north by Ruelle des Fortifications, on the east by rue Saint-André, and on the south by the
Saint Lawrence River. Following recent amendments, the neighbourhood has expanded to include the Rue des Soeurs Grises in the west,
Saint Antoine Street in the north, and
Saint Hubert Street in the east.
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5 January 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions
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Bonsecours Market (
French: Marché Bonsecours), at 350
rue Saint-Paul in
Old Montreal, is a two-story domed public market. For more than 100 years, it was the main public market in the Montreal area. It also briefly accommodated the Parliament of
United Canada for one session in 1849. Named for the adjacent
Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, it opened in 1847. During 1849 the building was used for the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. The market’s design was influenced by
Dublin‘s
Customs House. Bonsecours Market was designated a
National Historic Site of Canada in 1984.
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