Montréal - Place d'Youville

The Hopital général des Soeurs Grises is a short distance down the Rue Saint-Pierre from Place d'Youville. Montréal's second hospital dating from 1694, it was where Margeurite d'Youville founded the Congrégation des Soeurs Grises in 1753, the charitable order of the Grey Sisters. The wing of the building that the Mother Superior lived in was restored in 1980 and can be visited by prior appointment.

The Center d'Histoire de Montréal is in the old redbrick fire station (1903), and recounts Montréal's 350 year history.

In 2001 the centre, which had temporarily closed it's doors, reopened with a new and improved look and collection. In addition to the permanent collection the Center d'Histoire de Montréal also offers temporary exhibits.

On the Rue Saint-Pierre in Montreal, the Musée Marc-Aurèle-Fortin concentrates on works by this Canadian painter, but also shows pictures by artists from Québec Province.

East of the Place Youville in Montreal stands the massive obelisk, the work of Québec artists, which was erected in 1894 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the city.

The nearby Youville Stables, the Ecuries de Youville, were actually warehouses from around 1825 and are well worth seeing.