Place Jacques-Cartier
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Champ-de-Mars |
Place Jacques-Cartier (English: Jacques Cartier Square) is a square located in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is an entrance to the Old Port of Montreal.
Overview
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In 1723, the
The broad, divided street slopes steeply downhill from
Rue Saint-Paul
.
It is a
Jardin Nelson offers a garden restaurant on Place Jacques-Cartier. Other restaurants similarly offer classical Parisian
-style "terraces" for taking a drink or dining in the open air. And on the other side of the place, the famous restaurant Saint-Amable (the oldest restaurant in town) welcomes Montreal celebrities and locals in a crooner jazz atmosphere.
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 was subsequently replaced with a copy.
See also
- Champ de Marsstation
