Old Montreal 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 rue McGil
View of Old Montreal from the Old Port of Montreal
Depiction of the first church in Fort Ville-Marie. The settlement was established in 1642 under the authority of the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal.
The capitulation of Montreal during the Seven Years' War. Montreal and the rest of New France became a British colony following the war.
Notre-Dame Basilica is a Catholic church completed in 1865.
Place d'Armes is a square of the Old Montreal quarter of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is anchored by the Maisonneuve Monument, erected in memory of Paul de Chomedey, founder of Montreal. Buildings tha
Notre-Dame Basilica and Maisonneuve Monument viewed from Place d'Armes
The square in 1828; the old church and new church in background.
Place d'Armes with Maisonneuve Monument.