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Les Cours Mont-Royal
This elegant shopping mall is a reincarnation of the Mount Royal Hotel (1922), at the time the largest hotel in the British Empire. The 1000-room hotel was converted into a snazzy mix of condos and fashion boutiques in 1988, with everything from the urban wear of Roots to top-end garments of Club Monaco, Giorgio and Harry Rosen.
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Marché Bonsecours
Opened in 1847, this sprawling neoclassical building has been everything from a farmers market to a concert theatre to a brief stint as city hall 1852-1878. It is also where the government of United Canada retreated to, so as to continue the legislative session after the parliament buildings nearby were burned down by an angry anglo mob in 1849.
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Marché Jean-Talon
The pride of Little Italy, this huge covered market is Montréal's most diverse. Many chefs buy ingredients for their menus here or in the specialty food shops nearby. Three long covered aisles are packed with merchants selling fruit, vegetables and flowers as well as baked goods. The market is flanked by delis and café-restaurants with tiny patios. Even in winter the market is open under big tents.
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Place Ville-Marie
Known for its rotating rooftop beacon that illuminates downtown at night, the Place Ville-Marie tower marked the beginning of Montréal's underground city over four decades ago. Its cruciform shape was chosen to commemorate Maisonneuve's planting of a great cross on Mont Royal in 1642. The 42-story skyscraper is home to high-powered offices as well as a chic rooftop bar, Club 737.
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