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Ville-Marie, Centre / Downtown

Overview

The Ville-Marie borough is the business, shopping and entertainment hub of the island of Montreal.  It is named after the French settlement that would later become Old Montreal.  Its limits are as follows:

• Côte-des-Neiges / Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Mont-Royal / Outremont & Plateau-Mont-Royal to the north
• Mercier / Hochelaga-Maisonneuve to the east
• The Saint Lawrence river to the south
• Westmount & Le Sud-Ouest to the west

Population: approximately 79,000

Distrticts/Neighborhoods

• Chinatown
  Montreal's East Asian community center, with many Asian shops & restaurants
• Concordia Ghetto
  Residential area adjoining Concordia University, popular with students
• Gay Village
  Home of the city's gay and lesbian populace as well as some of the best raves and underground nightlife venues
• Golden Square Mile
  Luxurious neighborhood filled with hotels, restaurants, art galleries & trendy boutiques.
• Old Montreal
  Historic city center, bustling with life, with plenty of museums, art galleries, fine restaurants and tourist attractions.
• Quartier Latin
  Artistic district known for theatres & coffee shops
• Quartier International
  New revitalized urban area, quickly becoming one of the city's premiere business hubs

Landmarks

• 1000 de La Gauchetière
  Postmodern building popular for its atrium which holds a large indoors skating rink
• Bell Centre
  Home of the Montreal Canadiens Hockey team, also one of North America's busiest concert venues
• Concordia University
  Montreal's 2nd largest English language university, known for its student activism
• Grande Bibliothèque
  Montreal's largest public library, helped the city gain UNESCO's title of World Book Capital in 2005
• IBM Building
  Postmodern office tower known for its bamboo winter garden
• Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
  Montreal's seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese, built in 1894
• McGill University
  Montreal's largest English language university and campus, known for its law and medical schools
• Notre-Dame Basilica
  Neo-Gothic church built in 1672, attracting many tourists
• Old Port
  Over 2 kilometers of activities such as a science center, IMAX theather, bicycle & roller blade rentals and horse carriages
• Parc Jean-Drapeau
  Spread over 2 islands, which host the Grand Prix of Montreal, the Montreal Casino, La Ronde amusement park and the Biosphere






• Parc Mont-Royal
  Montreal's largest park, occupying the city's mountain, hosting various activities
• Place-des-Arts
  Montreal's art and festival capital, hosting the Jazz Festival, among others
• Place Ville-Marie
  Arguably Montreal's most distinctive tower, includes a mall, many restaurants, and connected to many of the city's main transportation arteries
• Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
  One of Montreal's two French language universities

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ville-Marie (borough)".  Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.