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gether with an abundance of mortar, and are 

 frequently from two to three feet thick. The 

 stones are often of different colors, giving the 

 building a mottled appearance, not seen in any 

 other style of architecture. 



Parks, Monuments and Buildings. Montreal 

 is well supplied with small parks locally called 

 squares or, in the French, places. At the center 

 of the city's activities is the Place d'Armes, 

 a small square surrounded by noted buildings 

 and ornamented by Hebert's fine bronze statue 

 of Maisonneuve, the founder of the city. Fac- 

 ing this square on the south is the great ca- 

 thedral of Notre Dame, to the north is the 

 Bank of Montreal, a fine example of Corinthian 

 architecture. The sculpture on the pediment in 

 front is not excelled by any similar work in 

 America. To the east of the Bank of Montreal 

 is the Royal Trust Building, a modern granite 

 structure, and to the west is the post office. 

 Further west on Saint James Street are a num- 

 ber of fine buildings, including the Royal Bank, 

 the Bank of British North America, the Bank 

 of Commerce, Molson's Bank and the Mer- 

 chants' Bank. 



A few blocks farther east on Notre Dame 

 Street is Jacques Cartier Square, with a monu- 

 ment to Lord Nelson, the hero of Trafalgar. 

 Facing this square on the north are the court- 

 house and the city hall. Facing the city hall 

 on the opposite side of the street is Chateau de 

 Ramezay, erected in 1705 by Claude de Rame- 

 zay, Governor of Montreal, and occupied by 

 him as a residence. It is now a museum of 

 Canadian historical relics. South of this build- 

 ing and near the river is Bonsecours Market, 

 easily recognized by its great dome. Adjoining 

 the market on the east is a small church, one 

 of the picturesque features of the water-front, 

 an outstanding relic of the past. The founda- 

 tion and a part of the walls of the present 

 structure date from 1675. One block east and 

 a block north of the market is Place Viger, 

 partially surrounded by a station of the Cana- 

 dian Pacific Railway, the Place Viger Hotel 

 and the Commercial High School. At the in- 

 tersection of Saint James and McGill streets 

 is Victoria Square, in the center of which is a 

 beautiful bronze statue of Queen Victoria. 



One of the largest and most attractive parks 

 in the heart of the city is Dominion Square, 

 between Windsor and Cathedral streets. The 

 entire park is laid out in walks, lawns and 

 flower beds and is considered by some travel- 

 ers to be the most beautiful square in the 

 world. Across the t street to the southwest is 



the magnificent Windsor station of the Cana- 

 dian Pacific Railway. Facing the square from 

 the west are the buildings of the Young Wom- 

 en's Christian Association and the Windsor Ho- 

 tel, while on the opposite side rises the fagade 

 of the great Saint James Cathedral. A bronze 

 statue of Sir John A. Macdonald adorns the 

 north end of the square, and near by is a fine 

 monument to the Strathcona Horse, which 

 served in the Boer War. 



Mount Royal Park, with an area of 460 

 acres, the largest in the city, contains drives, 

 footpaths and numerous shady nooks where one 

 may wander amid trees, shrubbery and flowers. 

 The reservoirs from which the city is supplied 

 with water are located here at an elevation 

 that gives sufficient pressure without the use of 

 pumps. There are two lookouts near the sum- 

 mit from which the observer beholds a broad 

 and varied panorama. At his feet lies the city 

 with its domes and spires. In the distance is a 

 broad and fertile plain, from whose background 

 rise isolated peaks of the Montenegrin Hills 

 Boucherville, Rougemont and Saint Hilaire 

 while between, at the edge of the city, flows the 

 Saint Lawrence, changing its hue with the 

 changing skies. 



The river flows in its beauty rare ; 



While across the plain eternal rise 



Boucherville, Rougemont and Saint Hilaire. 



Lafontaine Park and Saint Louis Square in the 

 eastern part of the city are also favorite re- 

 sorts. 



Churches. Montreal is said to have more 

 large churches than any other city in America. 

 Be this as it may, the churches and other re- 

 ligious institutions are many, and the religious 

 life of the inhabitants dominates the city. 

 Three Roman Catholic churches deserve spe- 

 cial mention, and foremost among them is the 

 Cathedral of Notre Dame, facing the Place 

 d'Armes. The building is rectangular, and the 

 architecture is composite Gothic. Two massive 

 towers rise from the front corners to the height 

 of 220 feet, constituting a landmark that can 

 be seen for a long distance in any direction. 

 In the west tower is the largest bell in America, 

 Le Gros Bourdon, whose weight is twelve and 

 three-fourths tons. From the top of this tower 

 a fine view of the city and the surrounding 

 country can be obtained. The interior is one 

 vast auditorium with two galleries on each side. 

 It has a seating capacity of 12,000 and can 

 accommodate an audience of 15,000. In its 

 impressive effect and its appointments, Notre 

 Dame more closely approaches the great ca- 



