Nelson’s Column

Nelson's Column is a monument, designed by Scottish architect Robert Mitchell and erected in 1809 in Place Jacques-Cartier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which is dedicated to the memory of Admiral Horatio Nelson, following his death at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: victory column
  • Also known as: “Admiral Nelson”, “Nelson’s Column, Montreal”, and “Колонна Нельсона в Монреале”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parc Jean-Drapeau and Montreal City Hall.

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

Town hall
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The five-story is the seat of local government in , , Canada. It was designed by architects Henri-Maurice Perrault and Alexander Cowper Hutchison, and built between 1872 and '78 in the Second Empire style.

Museum
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The is a museum and historic building on Notre-Dame Street in , opposite in , , Canada. Built in 1705 as the residence of then-governor of , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Montreal and Quartier des spectacles.

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is what many visitors come to 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.

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

Locality
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is a locality.

Nelson’s Column

Latitude
45.50819° or 45° 30′ 30″ north
Longitude
-73.55386° or 73° 33′ 14″ west
Open location code
87Q8GC5W+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 663976206
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q166897
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Nelson’s Column” goes by many names.
  • French: “colonne Nelson”
  • French: “Colonne Nelson”
  • German: “Nelsonsäule”
  • Italian: “Colonna di Nelson”
  • Russian: “Колонна Нельсона (Монреаль)”
  • Russian: “Колонна Нельсона”
  • Spanish: “Columna Nelson”
  • Turkish: “colonne Nelson”

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Highlights include Maison Antoine-Mallard and Infotouriste.

Nearby Places

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