Montreal City Hall
| Montreal City Hall | |
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Hôtel de Ville de Montréal (French) | |
 Montreal City Hall, 2012 | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 275, rue Notre-Dame Est Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1C6 |
| Coordinates | 45°30′31″N 73°33′14″W / 45.5086°N 73.5539°W |
| Construction started | 1872 |
| Completed | 1878 |
| Renovated | 1922, 1932 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Henri-Maurice Perrault Alexander Cowper Hutchison |
| Designated | 1984 |
The five-story Montreal City Hall (French: Hôtel de Ville de Montréal) is the
As one of the best examples of the
History and architecture
Construction on the building began in 1872 and was completed in 1878. The original building was gutted by fire in March 1922, leaving only the outer wall and destroying many of the city's historic records.[5] The architect Louis Parant was commissioned for the reconstruction, who decided to build an entirely new building with a self-supporting steel structure built inside the shell of the ruins.[5] This new building was modelled after the city hall of the French city of Tours.[6] Other changes included a remodelling of the Mansard roof into a new Beaux-Arts inspired model, with a copper roof instead of the original slate tiles.[5] The new building opened on February 15, 1926.
In 1967 Charles de Gaulle, the president of France, gave his Vive le Québec libre speech from the building's balcony.[5]
See also
- Bonsecours Market – home to Montreal City Hall and Montreal City Council from 1852-1878
References
- ISBN 978-0-7735-8037-4.
- ISBN 978-0-06-277079-0.
- ^ "Montreal City Hall". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Montreal City Hall. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Rémillard, 80.
- ^ City of Montreal Web site (in French)
External links
- Rémillard, Francois. Montreal architecture: A Guide to Styles and Buildings. Montreal: Meridian Press, 1990.
- Montreal City Hall—Hôtel de ville de Montréal
- Photograph:Montreal City Hall, 1875 - McCord Museum
- Photograph:Montreal City Hall, about 1878 - McCord Museum
- Photograph:Montreal City Hall, 1896 - McCord Museum
- Photograph:Montreal City Hall, 1913 - McCord Museum
