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Peel Street (officially in French: rue Peel) is a major north–south street located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Street links Pine Avenue, near Mount Royal, in the north and Smith Street, in the Southwest borough, in the south. The street's southern end is at the Peel Basin of the Lachine Canal. The street runs through Montreal's ...
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral is a Catholic minor basilica in Downtown Montreal.. Notable religious buildings in Downtown Montreal include: Christ Church Cathedral, Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, St. James the Apostle Anglican Church, St. James United Church, St. George's Anglican Church and St. Patrick's Basilica.
Downtown Montreal lies at the foot of Mount Royal, most of which is a major urban park, and extends toward the St. Lawrence River. It is located entirely within the Ville Marie borough. The Downtown area contains dozens of notable skyscrapers —which bylaws restrict to the height of Mount Royal—including the aforementioned 1000 de La ...
Montreal attracted 1,770,939 international overnight visitors in 2010, [2] most of them from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico and Japan. [3] 82,740 direct jobs and 48,199 indirect jobs in Montreal were generated by the tourism industry in 2014. [2] Crescent Street in Downtown Montreal is popular among tourists ...
De la Gauchetiere Street (officially in French: rue De La Gauchetière) is a street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running through downtown Montreal, the International District and Chinatown. In Chinatown, it takes the form of a pedestrian zone , between Saint Laurent Boulevard and Jeanne Mance Street .
St. George's Anglican Church (Montreal) Saint Laurent Boulevard; St. Patrick's Basilica, Montreal; Saint Urbain Street; Scotia Tower (Montreal) Sherbrooke Street; Sir George Simpson (condominiums) Spectrum (Montreal) Square-Victoria–OACI station; St Jax Montréal; St. James United Church (Montreal) Church of St. John the Evangelist (Montreal ...
According to the Quebec Toponymy Commission, the street is named after Mount Royal. A 1761 map shows a trail at the location of the current street called chemin des Sauvages de la montagne. It is also found under the name chemin de la Montagne in later maps, such as the map by surveyor Jean Péladeau in 1778. [1] Rue de la Montagne, downtown.
Robert Bourassa Boulevard, formerly named University Street (excluding a small section), is a major north-south artery in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada that is 2.1 km (1.3 mi) in total length. Robert Bourassa Boulevard runs 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from the foot of the Bonaventure Expressway (and the start of Quebec Autoroute 10 ) to where it ...