Museums and monuments of Montreal |
Basilique de Notre - Dame - a cathedral and a copy of a cathedral of the Parisian Mother of god, constructed in новоготическом style and containing about 7000 people
Musee des Beaux - Arts - the oldest museum of the country. It is known for width of a range of the collected collections: from древнеегипетского arts to cloths of abstract painting.
Planetarium Dow - the modern planetarium equipped by last word technicians. There you will see stunning audiovisual space show and make travel to the world of planets under a 20-metre dome.
Ville souterraine - the huge underground city filled with shops, restaurants, cafe. In it the life irrespective of whims of weather and time of days always boils. The general extent - 29 kilometres, there is 2 bus stops, the underground, 7 big hotels of 2000 shops, 2 supermarkets and 30 cinemas.
Place des Arts - the centre of an art life of Montreal, the well-known complex including three theatre and a concert hall.
Parc de Maisonneuve, being in 8 km from the centre - a place of carrying out of Olympic games of 1976 the Olympic centre located in park, - one of the advanced sports constructions in futuristic style - is topped by a 169-metre tower with a survey platform. The park brings to attention of visitors interesting museums and various cultural actions.
In Botanical Garden it is collected 26 thousand plants from all world. The big interest is caused by traditional Chinese and Japanese gardens full-scale and with corresponding constructions. There and then there is a museum of insects.
In the middle of the river Sacred Лаврентия is picturesque islands Sainte Helene and Notre Dome, transformed into complexes for rest and entertainments. Here there is a park of entertainments La Ronde with set of attractions, an ecology museum - Biosphere and as a casino round which the line for races Формула-1 is equipped. All territory of islands represents fine park.
Almost virgin natural park with the most beautiful landscapes Parс Mont - Tremblant is located in an hour of driving from Montreal on the area in 2400 км2. The park involves with set of falls, in it 985 lakes and 7 rivers are. In these places the best mounting skiing resorts and water parks are located.
