Champ de Mars

The Champ de Mars is a public park in Old Montreal quarter of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Formerly a military parade ground, the park had previously been traversed by Montreal's fortifications, which were demolished at the beginning of the 19th century.

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Type: Park
Description: architectural structure
Also known as: “Champ de Mars, Montreal” and “Champ-De-Mars”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parc Jean-Drapeau and Montreal City Hall.

Parc Jean-Drapeau

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Parc Jean-Drapeau is a district in Montreal. It is comprised of the islands Île Sainte-Helene and Île Notre-Dame in the Saint Lawrence river.

Montreal City Hall

Town hall

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The five-story Montreal City Hall is the seat of local government in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was designed by architects Henri-Maurice Perrault and Alexander Cowper Hutchison, and built between 1872 and 1878 in the Second Empire style. Montreal City Hall is situated 140 metres northeast of Champ de Mars.

Château Ramezay

Museum

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The Château Ramezay is a museum and historic building on Notre-Dame Street in Old Montreal, opposite Montreal City Hall in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1705 as the residence of then-governor of Montreal, Claude de Ramezay, the Château was the first building proclaimed as a historical monument in Quebec and is the province's oldest private history museum. Château Ramezay is situated 210 metres east of Champ de Mars.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Montreal and Quartier des spectacles.

Old Montreal

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Old Montreal is what many visitors come to Montreal for: old cobblestoned streets lined with buildings dating from the 17th through 19th centuries, grand old French restaurants, history museums, and the riverfront Old Port.

Quartier des spectacles

Neighborhood

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Quartier des Spectacles is an arts and entertainment district located in the eastern section of Downtown Montreal, designed as a centre for Montreal's cultural events and festivals.