Old Montreal, a day after the first big snowstorm in Montreal this winter (2019/2020). I decided to talk a walk and it wasn’t very cold (or at least I wasn’t feeling too cold) so I ended up walking quite a lot. During the footage I tried to show the buildings and street signs. 2 funny boys wanted to participate so I couldn’t do anything but laugh (LOL).
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About Place Jacques-Cartier and Old Montreal Area:
Place Jacques-Cartier:
In 1723, the Château Vaudreuil was built for Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil – its formal gardens occupying the space that is now the square. The Chateau burned down in 1803 and it was suggested by The Hon. Jean-Baptiste Durocher and The Hon. Joseph Périnault that the space be transformed into a public square, known as New Market Place. In 1809, Montreal’s oldest public monument was raised there, Nelson’s Column. In 1847, the square was renamed in honour of Jacques Cartier, the explorer who claimed Canada for France in 1535.
Old Montreal (French: Vieux-Montréal) is a historic neighbourhood within the municipality of Montreal in the province of Quebec, Canada. Founded by French settlers in 1642 as Fort Ville-Marie, Old Montreal is home to many structures dating back to the era of New France.[2] The 17th century settlement lends its name to the borough in which the neighbourhood lies, Ville-Marie. 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. Following recent amendments, the neighbourhood has expanded to include the Rue des Soeurs Grises in the west, Saint Antoine Street in the north, and Saint Hubert Street in the east. In 1964, much of Old Montreal was declared a historic district by the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec.
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