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Old Custom House, Montreal. / 45.502565; -73.554218. The Old Custom House (French: Ancienne-Douane) is a building in what is now Old Montreal, which served as Montreal 's first custom house. The building was completed in 1836, designed by Montreal architect John Ostell in the Palladian revival style. It is a National Historic Site of Canada. [1]
Habitat 67. Coordinates: 45°30′00″N 73°32′38″W. Habitat 67, as seen from street level. Habitat 67, or simply Habitat, is a housing complex at Cité du Havre, on the Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by Israeli - Canadian architect Moshe Safdie. It originated in his master's thesis at the School of Architecture ...
Pointe-à-Callière Museum ( French: Musée Pointe-à-Callière) is a museum of archaeology and history in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1992 as part of celebrations to mark Montreal's 350th birthday. The museum has collections of artifacts from the First Nations of the Montreal region that illustrate how various cultures ...
Schindler's List is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian.It is based on the 1982 novel Schindler's Ark by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally.
This is a list of National Historic Sites (French: Lieux historiques nationaux) in Montreal, Quebec and surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal.As of 2018, there are 61 National Historic Sites in this region, of which four (Lachine Canal, Louis-Joseph Papineau, Sir George-Étienne Cartier and The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site) are administered by Parks Canada ...
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve ( French pronunciation: [ɔʃlaɡa mɛzɔ̃nœv]) is a neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada, situated in the east end of the island, generally to the south of the city's Olympic Stadium and east of downtown. Historically a poor neighbourhood, it has experienced significant change and gentrification in recent years.
Château Ramezay. / 45.50861°N 73.55333°W / 45.50861; -73.55333. The Château Ramezay is a museum and historic building on Notre-Dame Street in Old Montreal, opposite Montreal City Hall in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1705 as the residence of then-governor of Montreal, Claude de Ramezay, the Château was the first building ...
Notre Dame Island. / 45.50417°N 73.52639°W / 45.50417; -73.52639. Notre Dame Island ( French: Île Notre-Dame) is an artificial island in the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is immediately to the east of Saint Helen's Island and west of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the city of Saint-Lambert on the south shore.