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2. Old Port of Montreal - Wikipedia

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   In 1976, Montreal's Port activities were moved east to the present Port of Montreal in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. [1] The Old Port was redeveloped in the early 1990s, under the direction of architects Aurèle Cardinal and Peter Rose. [2] It is today a recreational and historical area and draws six million tourists annually. [1]

3. Old Montreal - Wikipedia

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   Old Montreal (French: Vieux-Montréal, pronounced [vjø mɔ̃ʁeal]) 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.

4. List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Montreal

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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 ...

5. Place Jacques-Cartier - Wikipedia

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   Near Place Jacques-Cartier on rue de la Commune, an original piece of the wall of the old fortified city can still be seen in the basement restaurant of the Auberge du Vieux-Port. At the upper end of the Place stands Nelson's Column, built in memory of Admiral Horatio Nelson. The statue was removed in 1997 to preserve it from the weather, and ...

6. List of neighbourhoods in Montreal - Wikipedia

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   The riverside area adjacent to Old Montreal is known as the Old Port. The Old Port was the former site of the worldwide Port of Montreal, but its shipping operations have been moved further east to its current larger site, leaving the former location as a recreational and historical area maintained by Parks Canada. The new Port of Montreal is ...

7. La Ronde (amusement park) - Wikipedia

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   The episode featured the park's giant roller coaster, haunted house with a dragon on the front and its old-fashioned carousel. In 2001, the City of Montreal sold La Ronde to Six Flags, an American theme park chain, in a deal completed on May 4, 2001. It acquired all of the assets of the park for $20 million USD and has a long-term contract to ...

8. Port of Montreal - Wikipedia

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   Over the years, the Port of Montreal expanded eastward along the waterfront. In 1978, the Port of Montreal ceded the area now known as the Old Port to the Old Port of Montreal Corporation, a public corporation responsible for developing tourism and recreational activities in the area. The site is a tourist attraction, featuring museums ...

9. Montreal Clock Tower - Wikipedia

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   Montreal Clock Tower French: Tour de l'Horloge de Montréal The tower and Jacques Cartier Bridge 45°30′44.44″N 073°32′44.84″W  /  45.5123444°N 73.5457889°W  / 45.5123444; -73.5457889 Location Old Port of Montreal Height 45 m (148 ft) Beginning date October 31, 1919 Completion date 1922 Dedicated to Canadian sailors who died in World War I Audio of the clock mechanism (with ...