Dorchester Square
Dorchester Square, originally Dominion Square, is a large urban square in downtown Montreal. Together with Place du Canada, the area is just over 21,000 m2 or 2.1 ha of manicured and protected urban parkland bordered by René Lévesque Boulevard to the south, Peel Street to the west, Metcalfe Street to the east and Dorchester Square Street to the north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Square
- Description: square in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Dominion Square” and “Square Dorchester”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beaver Lake and Mount Royal.
Beaver Lake
Pond
Photo: Conrad Poirier, Public domain.
The Beaver Lake is an artificial basin fitted in 1938 on a former swamp located on Mount Royal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was designed by architect Frederick Todd. It takes its name from an old beaver dam discovered during the work.
Mount Royal
Peak
Photo: Montrealais, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Royal is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The city's name is derived from its name. The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachian Mountains.
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Museum
Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest art museum in Canada by gallery space. The museum is located on the historic Golden Square Mile stretch of Sherbrooke Street West. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is situated 1½ km east of Dorchester Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westmount and Côte-des-Neiges.
Westmount
Town
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Westmount is a city on the Island of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Enclaved by the city of Montreal, it had a population of 19,658 in the 2021 Canadian census.
Côte-des-Neiges
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Côte-des-Neiges is a multicultural neighbourhood in Montreal. The area is strongly influenced by its proximity to the Universite de Montreal and home to a large number of students and immigrants. The Saint Joseph Oratory towers over the district.
Dorchester Square
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Dorchester Square” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Դորչեսթեր հրապարակ”
- Chinese: “多切斯特广场”
- Chinese: “多切斯特廣場”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان دورتشستر”
- French: “Carré Dominion”
- French: “Carré Dorchester”
- French: “Square Dominion”
- French: “square Dorchester”
- French: “Square Dorchester”
- German: “Square Dorchester”
- Turkish: “Dorchester Meydanı”
- Turkish: “square Dorchester”
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