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To show his flock’s loyalty to red­brick fire station with a
the Pope, he modeled the gracefully gabled roof built
new church on St. Peter’s in 1903. There are three floors
Basilica in Rome. of exhibits. On the first floor,
The cathedral, which was “Traces. Places. Memories,”
completed in 1894, has the museum’s permanent
dimensions that are a quarter exhi bition, traces five
of those of St. Peter’s. The passages in Montreal’s history,
statues on the roof represent beginning in 1535 with the
the patron saints of all the meeting of First Nations
parishes that constituted the peoples and European
Montreal diocese in 1890. explorers and ending with
The magnificent altar canopy, the cultural boom of the
a replica of the one Bernini 1960s. The museum’s second
made for St. Peter’s, was and third floors are devoted
cast in copper and gold leaf. to year­round changing
Another reminder of Bourget’s exhibitions showcasing the
loyalty to Rome can be found city’s advancements, its
The splendidly ornate on the pillar in the northeast people, and their experiences.
interior of the Cathédrale corner of the church. Here lies A third­floor observation
Marie-Reine-du-Monde a marble plaque listing the deck offers a scenic view
names of all the Montrealers of the Vieux­Port and
who served in the Papal Vieux­Montréal.
24 armies during the Italian wars
of independence in the 1850s.
Cathédrale Marie-
Reine-du-Monde 26 "-=
Musée McCord
 C3 ⌂ 1085 Rue de la 25 "
Cathédrale £ Central Centre d’Histoire  B2 ⌂690 Rue Sherbrooke

Station @ 150, 178, 350, de Montréal St W £ Central Station
355, 747 q Bonaventure @ 24 q McGill # 10am–
# 7am–7pm Mon–Fri,  D3 ⌂335 Place d’Youville 6pm Tue, Thu & Fri, 10am–

7:30am–7pm Sat & Sun @ 35, 61, 75 q Square 9pm Wed, 10am–5pm Sat &
∑ cathedralecatholique Victoria # 10am–5pm Sun (Jul & Aug: also Mon)
demontreal.org Wed–Sun ¢ Mid-Dec–mid- ∑ mccord-museum.qc.ca
Jan ∑ ville.montreal.qc.ca
When Montreal’s first Catholic Lawyer David Ross McCord
cathedral burned down in The exhibits in this museum (1844–1930) was an avid
1852, Bishop Ignace Bourget trace the history of Montreal collector of virtually every­
decided to demonstrate the from the earliest indigenous thing that had to do with life
importance of the Catholic settlements to the modern in Canada, including books,
Church in Canada by building age, with the focus on photographs, jewelry, clothing,
a new one in a district domina­ everyday life. The furniture, documents, papers,
ted at the time by the English museum is housed in paintings, toys,
Protestant commercial elite. a handsome, and porcelain.

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