Not to be confused with the English word "hotel," the Hotel de Ville has housed Montreal's city administration since 1878. The interior and roof were rebuilt after a fire in 1922. From the balcony of this building, General Charles de Gaulle spoke the words, "Vive le Quebec libre!" in 1967.
Location:
275 rue Notre-Dame Est, Montreal Quebec
Other History nearby:
(Montreal) Basilique Notre-Dame
(Montreal) Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul
(Montreal) Hotel de Ville
(Montreal) Vieux Palais de Justice
(Montreal) Vieux Seminaire
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04/15 Coming to The Montreal area
Green Mountain Film Festival Montpelier VT March22-31 Culture reigns at the Green Mountain Film Festival, featuring powerful programming on a wide range of subjects, interesting and often unexpected guests, and a convivial atmosphere.
Vermont Maple Festival St Albans VT April26-28 Pancake breakfast and maple buffet, the annual “Sap Run” race, exhibits and sugarhouse tours, antiques, crafts, cooking demonstrations, youth talent, fiddlers’ shows, and a Grand Parade featuring teen “Maple Ambassadors.”
Franklin County Fair Malone NY August3-11 This annual county fair, taking place in late summer, schedules events such as: Rooster Crowing Contest, Truck & Tractor Pull, Horse Show, Clothing Revue Grandstand, 4-H Goat Showmanship/4-H Goat Costume Driving Class.
Vermont Summer Festival Horse Shows Waitsfield VT July2-August11 Vermont Summer Festival Horse Shows are a chance for equestrians to spend July and August where the summer is its most beautiful of Vermont's Green Mountains.
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