12 March 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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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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16 January 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Museums, Exhibitions
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The Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel (
chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours , “Our Lady of Good Help”) is a
church in the district of
Old Montreal in
Montreal ,
Quebec . One of the oldest churches in Montreal, it was built in 1771 over the ruins of an earlier chapel. The church is located at 400
Saint Paul Street East at Bonsecours Street, just north of the
Bonsecours Market in the borough of
Ville-Marie (
Champ-de-Mars metro station).
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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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30 March 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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The Old Port of Montreal (
Vieux-Port de Montréal ) is the historic
port of
Montreal ,
Quebec , Canada. Located in
Old Montreal , it stretches for over 2 km (1.2 mi) along the
Saint Lawrence River . It was used as early as 1611, when French
fur traders used it as a
trading post . In 1976, Montreal’s Port activities were moved east to the present
Port of Montreal in the borough of
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve .
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