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Quartier International

Palais des Congrès

The small district known as Quartier International, acts as a bridge between Downtown, Chinatown and Old Montreal and is if often held up as a poster-child for urban renewal.

Here, between 2000-2003, a wasteland of parking lots and an hold highway trench were transformed into a pleasant business quarter, book-ended by two fine squares.

At the southern end, Square Victoria sports a bronze of Queen Victoria herself as well, as a glorious Art Nouveau Metro entrance, built for the Paris system but donated to Montreal for its metro's opening in 1967.

Meanwhile at the northern end of the district, Place Jean-Paul Riopelle, showcases an intriguing fountain by the eponymous artist.

Palais des Congrès

Montreal Convention Centre

Place Jean-Paul Riopelle

Magical Montreal Moment

Text © Christian Williams

Image by Franck Michel