Patrimony and Architecture

Saint-Sulpice Seminary

Patrimony and Architecture
Buildings
Religious heritage
A testament to the French regime architecture, this beautiful building is home to the oldest (private) garden in North America.
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Address

Saint-Sulpice Seminary
116 Notre-Dame Street West
Montréal, QC
H2Y 1T2
Place-d'Armes
Old Montréal
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Schedule

Temporarily closed.

Price

  • Child admission: $9
  • Student admission: $13
  • Adult admission: $16
  • Senior admission: $13
Fees subject to change

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The seminary is the oldest building in Old Montréal to still be used for its original purpose as home to members of the Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice. An exhibition denotes their contribution leading to present-day Montréal. The seminary was erected between 1684 and 1687. Designated a National Historic Site in 1981, it is a prime example of the institutional architecture in New France. The seminary is a large U-shaped building. Its façade of rough-cut limestone showcases a neoclassical-style entrance gate with Ionic columns built in 1740. A clock dating back to 1701 is thought to be the oldest public clock in America. Its gardens also recall the French Regime.

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