Montreal Collection-16 by MagikUnicorn

Photography • Fashion • posted on Jun 25, 2013

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Les Cours Mont-Royal is an upscale shopping centre in Downtown Montreal, Quebec Canada which was converted from the former Mount Royal Hotel. Since 1988, Les Cours Mont-Royal has provided exclusive boutiques offering designer brands and unique fashions and accessories for both men and women in a prestigious shopping environment. Designed by Ross and Macdonald, a prolific architectural firm in Montreal and across Canada, and completed in 1922, the Mount Royal Hotel was the largest of its kind in the British Empire, with 1,100 rooms. Erected on the site of Montreal High School at 1455 Peel Street, the construction of this building in the Beaux-Arts architectural style was part of a larger trend in the then largest city of Canada to attract high-class tourists with luxurious edifices. Other famous buildings by Ross and Macdonald in Montreal include Holt Renfrew, the Montreal Neurological Institute, the downtown Eaton's building (now Complexe les Ailes), the Dominion Square Building and Trinity Memorial Church in Westmount. The interior was gutted and the exterior was cleaned and repaired in the late 1980s. The only internal remnant of the hotel is the ceiling of the big entrance lobby. This lobby has a huge chandelier taken from the Monte Carlo casino. The shopping area is organized around four large courts, hence the French name "Les Cours". Under the main skylight there are six bird-human sculptures by the Inuit artist David Ruben Piqtoukun. Thanks, Magik _____________________ Les Cours Mont-Royal sont un centre commercial de Montréal au Québec. Les Cours Mont-Royal de dix étages de hauteur comprennent quatre niveau de boutiques et des appartements. L'adresse des Cours est le 1455 rue Peel. L'édifice actuel fut construit en 1922 pour y abriter l’hôtel Mont-Royal qui fut un vrai palace des années folles (années 1920). Avec ses mille cent chambres, c’était à l’époque le plus grand hôtel de tout l’Empire britannique. Aujourd’hui, une portion du plafond du hall est restée de ce temps, auquel est suspendu le lustre provenant du Casino de Monte-Carlo. Ce centre commercial comporte l'accès au Montréal souterrain ainsi qu'un stationnement souterrain. La station de métro la plus près est Peel, de laquelle on accède aux Cours directement. Merci, Magik

Comments (30)

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starfire777

4:38PM | Tue, 25 June 2013

Excellent shot!!!

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lisalisette

4:51PM | Tue, 25 June 2013

Can't wait what you captured/photographed inside that building.. :)

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tcombs

5:10PM | Tue, 25 June 2013

Really fancy!

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sandra46

5:24PM | Tue, 25 June 2013

GREAT SHOT

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Cyve

5:28PM | Tue, 25 June 2013

Souvenirs souvenirs... J'y suis passé lors de mon bref séjour dans la belle Province et je dois dire que j'ai ete blufe... C'est vraiment un endroit gigantesque!

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