Place d'Armes (Greater Montreal Area)

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Place d’Armes is a square in Old Montreal. The second oldest public site in Montréal, it was called Place de la Fabrique when it was first developed in 1693, at the request of the Sulpicians, then later renamed Place d’Armes in 1721 when it became the stage of various military events. From 1781 to 1813, it was used as a hay and wood market, then developed as a Victorian garden after it was acquired by the city in 1836. Its present layout dates back to 1960.
Photos: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, R.A. Sproule, Place d’Armes, Montreal, 1830. C-002639; Archives photographiques Notman, Musée McCord d’histoire canadienne, II-41752; Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Albums de rues E.-Z. Massicotte, 4-26-d; ©Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, photo : Conrad Poirier; Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Fonds Armour Landry, P97,S1,P14237; Photo : Denis Tremblay; Emdx