Downtown Montreal Public Square Walking Tour

This tour concentrates on the public places in downtown Montreal. Dorchester square and Place du Canada occupy two entire city blocks, right next to each other. That makes them similar but also different -like 2 nonidentical twins. Along these blocks, we'll see both historical buildings as well as more recent buildings like the iconic Sun Life building and the Marriott Chateau Champlain. We'll also see Victoria Square, located in the former Hay Market, symbolizing the «two solitudes» : the anglophones Montrealers with the statue of Queen Victoria and a genuine early 1900 Paris subway entrance. Furthermore, we'll visit Phillips Square, recently totally revamped by the city of Montreal. It's where department store The Bay and Birks jewelry (now an exclusive hotel) are located. On top of that, we'll see Place-Jean-Paul Riopelle, the most modern of all the squares. Tour aussi disponible en Français.

Our tour will include the following stops: -Dorchester square and Place du Canada with its 19th century buildings. -Victoria square with its Queen Victoria statue. -Phillip's square with one of Montreal's tallest and most recent 200 m tall condo buildings, 1SP (One Square Phillips). -Place Jean-Paul Riopelle, named after a very talented local sculptor.