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Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
Dating back to 1829, this cathedral is the city's most iconic building. It was the first gothic-revival church to be built in Canada and its handsome twin towers house an 11 tonne bell nicknamed "Jean-Baptiste". Adding to local lore, French-Canadian chanteuse,
Celine Dion was married here in
1994.
The Basilica's vast size, its extraordinary craftsmanship, fine works of art and chapel are impressive, particularly the latter considering the fact it had to be rebuilt after a fire in 1978. With over 350 years of history, the
Parish of Notre-Dame boasts a wealth of trivia, tales and urban legends.
Opening Times: Mon-Fri 0900-1600, Sat 0900-1530, Sun 1300-1530.
Admission Fees:
Yes
Disabled
Access: Yes
Unesco:
No
Address:
110 Notre-Dame Street West,
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 1T2, Canada
Space for Life
Canada's largest natural science museum complex, Space for Life, offers four different attractions. The newest opened in spring
2013; the
Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium housed in a $48million building featuring two silver cones pointing skywards like telescopes.
Inside, in the
Chaos Theatre, visitors can journey into space against the backdrop of a
Philip Glass symphony soundtrack. The planetarium also contains a permanent exhibition of meteorites and interactive terminals, videos and multimedia games. Also on the site is a Biodôme where you can learn about flora and fauna in five different ecosystems, an
Insectarium offering a diverse and colourful collection of insects, butterflies, moths and spiders, and the
Botanical Garden covering 73 hectares (
180 acres), which includes a
Chinese garden,
Japanese garden and a
Tree House displaying information on Quebec's forests.
Opening Times: Varies.
Admission Fees: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: 4581, rue
Sherbrooke Est,
Montreal, Canada
Vieux-Montréal (
Old Montreal)
Located near the
St Lawrence River, Old Montreal is the site of the original fortified city. The buildings and streets date from the 17th,
18th and
19th centuries and have been carefully restored. The area is filled, throughout the summer, with tourists who come to stroll along the cobblestone streets, visit the boutiques and restaurants or simply soak up the joie de vivre among the street entertainers and pavement cafes in the former marketplace of place Jacques-Cartier. A tour on a horse-drawn calèche makes for an especially romantic way to see the sights.
Opening
Times: Daily 24 hours.
Admission Fees: No
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 110 rue Notre-Dame West, Montreal, Canada
Vieux-Port (Old
Port)
The Old Port was once one of the most important trading ports in
North America. With most shipping activity now taking place downriver, this area has been transformed into an excellent recreation and exhibition area, filled with walkers, cyclists and rollerbladers on the riverside promenades between the
Clock Tower and the locks at
Parc des Écluses. The
Montreal Science Centre , on
King Edward Pier, is a science and entertainment centre geared towards a family experience, with exhibitions, the
Immersion Movie Game (interactive video game on a giant screen) and an
IMAX cinema.
Opening Times: Daily 1000-1700 (early Jun-early Sep); daily 0930-1600 (early Sep-early Jun), IMAX daily until
2200.
Admission Fees: Yes
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Quai King Edward, 2 rue de la
Commune, Montreal, Canada
Centre Canadien d'Architecture (
CCA)
The Canadian Centre for Architecture should be seen as much for its own architecture as for the fascinating temporary exhibitions on buildings, architects and architectural movements inside.
Peter Rose designed the modern building, whose austere limestone facade contrasts with the adjoining
Shaughnessy House typical of the residences of
Montreal's wealthy elite at the turn of the century. The area behind the museum is the CCA sculpture garden, designed by
Melvin Charney.
Opening Times: Wed-Sun 1000-1700; Thurs until
2100.
Admission Fees: Yes (except for Thursdays after 1730).
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address:
1920 rue Baile, Montreal, Canada
Musée des Beaux-Arts de
Montréal (
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts)
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