Downtown Montreal

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Downtown Montreal is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Located in the Ville-Marie district, the district is located on the southernmost slopes of Mount Royal.

The downtown area has many headquarters and also most of the city's skyscrapers - which by law, can not be higher than the Royal Mountain to maintain aesthetic superiority and mountain intimidation factors. The two highest of these are the 1000 de La GauchetiÃƒÆ'Ã‚Â¨re and 1250 RenÃƒ Â© Ãƒ Â© -LÃƒ Â© Ã… Â© vesque, both built in 1992. Tour de la Bourse is also a significant high building and is home to the Montreal Exchange which trades in derivatives. The Montreal Exchange was originally a stock exchange and was the first in Canada. In 1999, all stock trades were transferred to Toronto in exchange for exclusivity in the derivatives trading market.

Place Ville-Marie, an office tower designed by IM Pei built in 1962, is located above an underground shopping center that forms the center of Montreal's largest underground city, with indoor access to more than 1,600 shops, restaurants, offices, businesses, museums and universities, as well as metro stations, train stations, bus terminals and tunnels extending throughout the city center. The central axis for downtown is Saint Catherine Street, Canada's busiest commercial street. These areas include upscale retailers such as Holt Renfrew and Ogilvy department stores as well as Les Cours Mont-Royal shopping center. Other main streets include Sherbrooke Street, Peel, de la Montagne, de Maisonneuve, and Crescent.

The skyline can be observed from one of two observations on Mount Royal. Observations at Belvedere take place in the city center, the river, and the Monteregian Hills. On sunny days, the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York are visible (large circular distance between Mount Royal and the US border along the normal bee line to the frontier which is only ~ 56 km, or ~ 35 miles), as are the Green Mountains of Vermont. The eastern observations have a view of the neighborhood of The Plateau, the Olympic Stadium and beyond.

Downtown Montreal is also home to the main campuses of McGill University and UQAM and the Sir George Williams campus from Concordia University.

Video Downtown Montreal

Attractions

Education

Part of the company's four corporate universities is located in Downtown Montreal: the main campus of McGill University, on the north side of Sherbrooke Street; Sir George Williams Campus from Concordia University in an area identified as Quartier Concordia in the western part of Downtown Montreal; ÃƒÆ' Ã¢ â‚¬ Â° cole de technologie supÃƒÆ' Ã‚ Â© rieure (part of the UniversitÃƒ Â© Ã‚ Â© du QuÃƒÆ' Ã‚ Â© bec system) located near the southern edge of Downtown Montreal; and UniversitÃƒ Â© du QuÃƒ Â© Ãƒ Â© Bec ÃƒÆ' MontrÃƒÆ'Ã‚ Â© al, especially in the Quartier Latin neighborhood. Four colleges (pre-university) are also located in the center of the city: public CÃƒÆ'Ã… Â© gep du Vieux MontrÃƒ Â© al in Ontario Street East; and private colleges LaSalle College, O'Sullivan College and the National Theater School of Canada, including Monument-National, the venue for its production.

Sports and entertainment venue

The Bell Center, used for ice hockey and other events, is located in the central/south of Downtown Montreal. Place des Arts is located in the eastern part of the city center, between Ste-Catherine and de Maisonneuve Streets, and St-Urbain and Jeanne-Mance streets, in the area now known as Quartier des Spectacles, this complex is home to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, and OpÃƒÆ'Ã‚ Â© ra de MontrÃƒÆ'Ã‚ Â© al. Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is located north of Pine Avenue on the edge of Downtown Montreal.

Museum

Numerous museums can be found in or near Downtown Montreal, including the Canadian Center for Architecture, the McCord Museum, the Contemporary Art Museum of Montreal, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Redpath Museum. Pointe-ÃƒÆ' -CalliÃƒÆ'Ã‚Â¨re Tighter Museum in Old Montreal.

Transportation

Two railway stations are located in Downtown Montreal: Central Station serves both intercity (VIA Rail and Amtrak) and commuter train service RÃƒÆ'Ã‚ Â© seau de transport mÃƒÆ'Ã… Â© tropolitain (RTM). Additional commuter services use Lucien-L'Allier Station. Downtown Montreal also has two bus stations: Gare d'autocars de MontrÃ© Ã‚ Â© al serves a larger long distance service, while Terminus Center-Ville is primarily a terminus for services operated by RTL.

Two Metro lines run Montreal east-west through Downtown Montreal. Line 1 (Green) parallel to De Maisonneuve Boulevard, serving (west to east): Atwater, Guy-Concordia, Peel, McGill, Place-des-Arts, Saint-Laurent, Berri-UQAM and Beaudry stations. Line 2 (Orange) runs several blocks south of the Green Line, serving (west to east) Lucien-L'Allier, Bonaventure, Field-Victoria-OACI, Place-d'Armes, Champ-de-Mars, Berri-UQAM and Sherbrooke. Station Place-d'Armes and Champ-de-Mars would normally be considered Old Montreal. Berri-UQAM is also a terminus for Line 4 (Yellow).

Religious buildings

Montreal's leading religious buildings include: Christ Church Cathedral, St. Joseph's Church Andreas and St. St. Paul's Church John Evangelist, Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, St. Anglican Church James Apostle, St. James United Church, St. Anglican Church George and St. Basilica Patrick.

Squares

The public spaces in Downtown Montreal include the following squares: Cabot Square, Chaboillez Square, Dorchester Square, Norman Bethune Square, Phillips Square, Place du Canada, Place Ã©mte milie-Gamelin, Place des Festivals, Place Jean-Paul Riopelle, and Victoria Square.

Maps Downtown Montreal

Economy

Air Canada was previously based in Downtown Montreal. In 1990, the airline announced that it moved its headquarters from Downtown Montreal to Montreal-Trudeau Airport to cut costs.