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Montréal - Place Jacques Cartier

Stretching from the Old Port to Rue Notre-Dame in Old Montreal are the gardens of Place Jacques Cartier, where, under its Nelson's Column, there is a popular market of arts, crafts and souvenirs, surrounded by inviting street cafés and fine 19th c. townhouses and mansions.

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Chateau Ramezay Museum
Not far east along the Rue Notre-Dame in Montreal, the Musée du Château Ramezay is an elegant mansion dating from 1705. It was the residence of Claude de Ramezay, Governor of Montréal from 1703 to 1724 and his successors, and provides a period setting for a collection of 18th and early 19th c. costume, furniture, and paintings.
The museum features both permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Address
Chateau Ramezay Museum
280 Notre-Dame Street East
Montréal, QU H2Y1C5
Canada
Phone 1 (514) 861-3708
Fax 1 (514) 861-8317
Hours
June 1 to October 10
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
October 11 to May 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close 16:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:30
Cost
Family$ 22.00
Adult$ 10.00
Senior$ 8.00
Students$ 7.00
Child 17 & under$ 5.00
Child 4 & underFREE
All values are in Canada Dollars
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Old Palace of Justice
The old palace of justice beside the Montreal City Hall, opened in 1856, is modeled on classical Greek lines and was completed in 1891 with the construction of the dome.
Place Vauquelin
Place Vauquelin in Montreal is a square between the city hall and Palace of Justice, with a fountain and a statue of Jean Vauquelin (by Eugène Bénet, 1930), the officer who tried in vain to defend New France against the British in 1759/60.
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