Montreal City Hall
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The five-story Montreal City Hall (French: Hôtel de Ville de Montréal) 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.[1][2] It is located in Old Montreal, between Place Jacques-Cartier and the Champ de Mars, at 275 Notre-Dame Street East. The closest Metro station is Champ-de-Mars, on the Orange Line.
Montreal City Hall | |
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Hôtel de Ville de Montréal (French) | |
General information | |
Address | 275, rue Notre-Dame Est Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1C6 |
Coordinates | 45.5086°N 73.5539°W / 45.5086; -73.5539 |
Construction started | 1872 |
Completed | 1878 |
Renovated | 1922, 1932 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Henri-Maurice Perrault Alexander Cowper Hutchison |
Designated | 1984 |
As one of the best examples of the Second Empire style in Canada, and the first city hall to have been constructed in the country solely for municipal administration, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1984.[3][4]