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A siThe beautiful domed tower of the historic Marché Bonsecours is one of the most recognizable buildings in Old Montreal. It shares the same name as the nearby church. In the past this building has served as a public market, a concert hall, Montreal's city hall and even the Parliament of Lower Canada. It became a permanent public market in 1859 and remains a popular spot renowned for housing...
by 10best
on 25 février 2013 from 10best
Commentaires éditoriaux
A hotbed for tourists, but still a spot for great finds such as Annie Michaud's blown glass, sold at L'Atelier-Boutique Gogo Glass.
by frommersca
on 17 juin 2012 from frommersca
Bonsecours Market is an imposing neoclassical building with a long facade, a colonnaded portico, and a silvery dome. It was built in the mid-1800s -- the Doric columns of the portico were cast of iron in England -- and first used as the Parliament of United Canada, and then as Montréal's City Hall until 1878. The architecture alone makes a brief visit worthwhile. For many years after 1878, it...
by frommersca
on 17 juin 2012 from frommersca