Old Port of Montreal in Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Le Marché Bonsecours
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Bonsecours Market
Photographed by PaulwC3, March 28, 2014
1. Le Marché Bonsecours / Bonsecours Market Marker
Begun in 1844 by architect William Footner this imposing building of Neoclassical design reflects the rise of Montreal to metropolitan status. Completed by George Browne in 1860, it served as city hall between 1852 and 1878. For over a century, it accommodated the main municipal and regional market and, briefly, the parliament of the United Canadas in 849. Throughout the years, the east wing housed a concert hall and meeting rooms, and was used for various military purposes. Renovated in 1964, the Bonsecours Market regained its function as a public space in 1996.
Erected by Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada / Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
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Location. 45° 30.504′ N, 73° 33.117′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec. It is in Old Port of Montreal. It is at the intersection of Rue Saint Paul Est and Rue du Marché Bonsecours, on the right when traveling north on Rue Saint Paul Est. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 350 Rue Saint Paul Est, Montréal QC H2Y 1J3, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Château de Vaudreuil (within shouting distance of this marker); Les délices de la belle saison / The delicacies of the beautiful season (within shouting distance of this marker); La Grande Recrue de 1653 / The Great Recruitment of 1653 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Arrivée du régiment de Carignan-Salières en 1665 / Arrival of the Carignan-Salières Regiment in 1665 (about 90 meters away); Un jardin à la mode de Nouvelle-France / A Garden in the Style of New France (about 90 meters away); Château de Ramezay
Photographed by PaulwC3, March 28, 2014
2. Wide view of the Le Marché Bonsecours / Bonsecours Market Marker
Also see . . .
1. Marché Bonsecours | History. A Monument that Proudly Bears the Colours of a Nation (Submitted on April 13, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
2. Bonsecours Market National Historic Site of Canada. Bonsecours Market was designated a national historic site in 1984 because this imposing building, the largest town hall built in Canada during the mid-19th-century, reflects the rise of Montréal to metropolitan status; and because this Neoclassical building housed both a market and public rooms and served for several years as Montréal’s city hall. (Submitted on April 13, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
3. The Marché Bonsecours - The Canadian Encyclopedia. (Submitted on April 18, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
Photographed by PaulwC3, March 28, 2014
3. Le Marché Bonsecours / Bonsecours Market (1847)
Declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 1984, this side has a commanding view of the St. Lawrence River and once bustling wharves.
Photographed by PaulwC3, March 28, 2014
4. Le Marché Bonsecours / Bonsecours Market (1847)
The market also anchored Old Montréal's commercial district on Rue Saint Paul.
Photographed by PaulwC3, March 28, 2014
5. Le Marché Bonsecours / Bonsecours Market (1847)
The main entrance to the market undergoing a temporary make-over for use as location in a movie production.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 866 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 13, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 15, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
