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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, [1] 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 ...
Bart Robinson, "Banff Springs: The story of the hotel", Banff, Summerthought Publishing, 2007, 178 p. (in French) Communauté Urbaine de Montréal, Répertoire d'architecture traditionnelle sur le territoire de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal : Les appartements, Service de la planification du territoire (CUM), 1987, 455 p.
The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English. This list focuses primarily on architectural entities that may be properly termed castle or fortress ( French : château-fort ), and excludes entities not built around a ...
The French word château (French pronunciation:; plural: châteaux) has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
Saint Joseph's Oratory is the largest church in Canada.. Nicknamed "la ville aux cent clochers" (the city of a hundred belltowers), Montreal is renowned for its churches.As described by Mark Twain, "This is the first time I was ever in a city where you couldn't throw a brick without breaking a church window."
Sites in the province's two largest cities are listed separately at List of National Historic Sites in Montreal and List of National Historic Sites in Quebec City. Numerous National Historic Events also occurred in Quebec, and are identified at places associated with them, using the same style of federal plaque which marks National Historic Sites.
Note: The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English. This category focuses primarily on architectural entities that may be properly termed castle or fortress (French: château-fort ), and excludes entities not built ...
Old Montreal 45°30′14″N 73°33′25″W / 45.50389°N 73.55694°W / 45.50389; -73.55694 ( Saint-Sulpice Sulpician Towers / Fort de la Montagne