MONTREAL

Summer Jean Morton

WHERE IS MONTREAL?

Montreal is in the south of Quebec. The city

located on an Island on the Saint Lawrence
River.

Map of Canada and Quebec

WHAT IS MONTREAL
Montreal is the largest city in Quebec.
The population of Montreal is about 1,650,000 in
2011.
Montreal was founded on 1642 under the
direction of Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve
and Jeanne Mance.

Map of Montreal

THE FLAG OF MONTREAL

The red cross represents the "Christian motives
and principles which governed the founders of
the city."
The blue Fleur-de-lys (blue thing) represents the
French, the original settlers of Montreal.
A red Rose of Lancaster (read flower) represents
the English.
A thistle (the purple flower) represents the
Scottish.
A shamrock (the clover)
represents the Irish.

SOME THINGS TO DO IN MONTREAL

Montreal Biodome
Notre-Dame Basilica
Old Port of Montreal
Montreal Museum of Fine Art
La Ronde
La Fontaine Park
Montreal Biosphere
Montreal Science Center
Lachine Canal

MONTREAL BIODOME
The Biodome is a place that shows the true nature of
America, by providing most amazing ecosystems. The
Biodome aims to raise awareness about the need to get
involved in protecting our natural heritage. The Biodome
has many different landscapes such as the humid Tropical
Rainforest, the Laurentian Maple Forest, which changes
with seasons, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Labrador
Coast and Sub-Antarctic Islands.
Inside the
Biodome

NOTRE-DAME BASILICA

The Notre-Dame Basilica is a very old basilica

located in Old Montreal. The church has the
most dramatic Gothic Revival architecture in the
world. The church was built in 1830 and cost
47,446 Canadian pounds.
Inside the basilica

Outside the basilica

OLD PORT OF MONTREAL

The Old Port of Montreal was used as early as 1611

but was redeveloped in the 1990s. On the Old Port
there is an Imax theater and the Montreal Clock
Tower. There is also a beach called the Plage de
l'Horloge which means Clock beach.

Old Port of Montreal

Old Port of Montreal

Plage de l'Horloge

MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ART

The Montreal Museum of Fine Art is the biggest

museum in Montreal and it is one of the best
museums in Canada. The museum was
established in 1860 and has around a million
visitors a year.

Some of the art inside the museum

The outside of the museum

LA RONDE

La Ronde in an amusement park owned my Six

Flags. It is the largest park in Quebec and the
second largest park in Canada. The park is 146
acres and has a total of 40 rides. A one day ticket
cost $65.99, a child ticket and a ticket for over 60
cost $48.99 and a child under 2 is free.

La Ronde park and some of the rides

The map of La Ronde

LA FONTAINE PARK

La Fontaine Park is 84 acres. It has two linked

ponds, a fountain and waterfalls. The park also
includes playing fields, tennis courts, and bike
paths.

The fountain in one of the ponds

One of the paths

through the trees.

MONTREAL BIOSPHERE

The Montreal Biosphere is a museum all about

the environment. It offers many activities and
shows many environmental issues with water,
global warming and many others.

MONTREAL SCIENCE CENTER

The Montreal Science Center is a science

museum opened in 2000. It has many interactive
exhibitions on science and technology, as well a
an IMAX theater.

The outside of the science

museum

LACHINE CANAL

The Lachine Canal is a canal running through

the southwest part of Montreal and is 14.5 km
long. While on the canal ride you can also see
many historical sites such as Fort Chambly.

Pictures of the Lachine Canal

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