Patrimony and Architecture

Place Royale

Patrimony and Architecture
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Above ground at the Customs House and below in an archeological circuit, you can unearth Montréal’s rich past at this former marketplace.
© Tourisme Montréal - Marie Deschene
© Pointe-à-Callière, Caroline Bergeron
© Tourisme Montréal - Marie Deschene
© Tourisme Montréal, Pierre-Luc Dufour
© Tourisme Montréal, Pierre-Luc Dufour

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Place Royale
Old Montréal
Montréal, QC
Place-d'Armes
Old Montréal
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The contemporary structure of the museum of Pointe-à-Callière is linked to the Old Customs House by an underground archeological circuit, which explains why part of the place Royale — the marketplace of the 17th and 18th centuries — is elevated.

 

 

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