Montreal Famous Buildings


28 Pictures for this exhibition




84 images

Habitat67

Downtown

Habitat 67 is undoubtedly one of the most famous buildings of Montreal around the world. This set of concrete was originally conceived as a pilot project for Expo 67 by Moshe Safdie, then a young stud...

4 images

Montreal Biosphere

Downtown

History of the American Pavilion Built on the Terre des Hommes for the Universal Exhibition of 1967, the American Pavilion was intended to be one of the most spectac...

5 images

Montreal Casino

Downtown

The Montréal Casino was originally the French pavilion at the International Exhibition of 1967. Among the largest buildings of this event, it also is one of the few buildings to be conserved after ex...

5 images

St. Joseph's Oratory

Côte-des-Neiges

One of the most famous religious buildings of Quebec province, Saint Joseph's Oratory is also among the ten best-known symbols of Montreal city. The sanctuary is also a main tourist attraction with ...

8 images

Botanical garden of Montreal

Rosemont

The construction of the Montreal Botanical Garden was undertaken in a period of major public works, after the economic crisis of 1929, in order to put as many people as possible at work. Real u...

8 images

Chalet du Mont-Royal

Downtown

This building has been done in the context of major projects after years of economic depression in the 30 ies in order to give work to t unemployed in Montreal. This large chalet, over 3000 m...

7 images

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Downtown

Montreal Museum of Fine Art is one of the oldest institutions in the city. It was founded in 1860 under the name Art Association of Montreal. Of course, at this time the building was much smaller....